Lin Yi-Ching, Strong Carol, Tsai Meng-Che, Lin Chung-Yin, Fung Xavier C C
Department of Early Childhood and Family Education, College of Education, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan.
Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
Int J Clin Health Psychol. 2018 Jan-Apr;18(1):81-89. doi: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2017.10.001. Epub 2017 Nov 22.
: A weight-related Quality of Life (QoL) questionnaire elicits parents' perceptions to understand the impacts of weight on children's QoL. Sizing Them Up, a parent-proxy of a weight-related instrument, is a proper measure for the purpose, but its psychometric properties have not been validated on a non-clinical child population. This study aimed to thoroughly examine the psychometric properties of the Sizing Them Up on a non-clinical child population. : Children from Taiwan ( = 1.02; = 236) filled out a weight-related QoL instrument (Sizing Me Up) while their parents completed Sizing Them Up and two generic QoL instruments. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), concurrent validity, and known-group validity were conducted. : CFA supported the factor structure of Sizing Them Up. The concurrent validity of the Sizing Them Up total score was satisfactory: = .46 to .53 with other QoL instruments. Known-group validity was supported as obese children had significantly lower Sizing Them Up total score than did normal-weight and underweight children. : We extended the use of Sizing Them Up from clinically obese children to a community-based sample of underweight as well as overweight children. Healthcare providers may use Sizing Them Up to measure the weight-related QoL for children.
一份与体重相关的生活质量（QoL）问卷可引出家长的看法，以了解体重对儿童生活质量的影响。“评估他们”作为一种与体重相关工具的家长代理问卷，是实现该目的的一种恰当测量方法，但其心理测量特性尚未在非临床儿童群体中得到验证。本研究旨在全面检验“评估他们”在非临床儿童群体中的心理测量特性。台湾儿童（n = 236；M = 1.02）填写了一份与体重相关的生活质量工具（“评估我”），同时他们的父母完成了“评估他们”以及两份通用生活质量工具的填写。进行了验证性因素分析（CFA）、同时效度和已知群体效度分析。CFA支持“评估他们”的因素结构。“评估他们”总分的同时效度令人满意：与其他生活质量工具的相关系数为r = 0.46至0.53。已知群体效度得到支持，因为肥胖儿童的“评估他们”总分显著低于正常体重和体重不足的儿童。我们将“评估他们”的使用范围从临床肥胖儿童扩展到了包括体重不足以及超重儿童的社区样本。医疗保健提供者可以使用“评估他们”来测量儿童与体重相关的生活质量。
