Binos Paris, Stavrinos Georgios, Taxitari Loukia
CIRCLE Laboratory, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus.
Department of Education Sciences, European University of Cyprus, 2404 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Audiol Res. 2025 Jan 24;15(1):11. doi: 10.3390/audiolres15010011.
: This study aimed to adapt and validate the Parents' Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH) questionnaire for Greek-speaking children aged 1 to 6 years. Key objectives included assessing the PEACH questionnaire's reliability and validity and determining if children from Greece and Cyprus exhibit similar auditory performance, which would suggest they belong to a comparable population. : This cross-sectional study involved 87 children from monolingual Greek-speaking households in Greece ( = 38) and Cyprus ( = 49), all full-term with typical hearing and no cognitive or language deficits. The children's ages ranged from 12 to 82 months. The study used an independent samples t-test to compare PEACH Overall Scores between Greek and Greek-Cypriot children. Internal consistency was assessed with Cronbach's alpha and item-total correlations for each country. Additionally, regression models examined the relationship between PEACH scores and age. : Greek-Cypriot children had significantly higher PEACH scores (92.09%) than Greek children (86.71%), t(85) = 2.31, = 0.023. The Cronbach's alpha for the Greek sample was 0.92, indicating a strong internal consistency, while the Greek-Cypriot sample had a lower alpha of 0.79, with item-total correlations ranging from 0.16 to 0.75. Normative curves showed that auditory performance in the Greek sample increased sharply until 40 months, then plateaued until 60 months. In contrast, the Greek-Cypriot sample's scores rose sharply until 25 months and plateaued by 40 months. : The Greek-translated PEACH questionnaire demonstrated strong reliability and construct validity for Greek children, consistent with other language adaptations. However, the Greek-Cypriot sample did not achieve similar reliability, and differences in scores suggest potential cultural, linguistic, or environmental factors impacting auditory development. These findings emphasize the importance of regional adaptations in standardized assessments. Further research is recommended to explore factors contributing to these differences for more accurate assessments of Greek-speaking children.
本研究旨在对适用于1至6岁讲希腊语儿童的《儿童听觉/口语能力家长评估问卷》（PEACH）进行改编和验证。主要目标包括评估PEACH问卷的信度和效度，并确定希腊和塞浦路斯的儿童是否表现出相似的听觉能力，这将表明他们属于可比人群。
这项横断面研究涉及来自希腊（n = 38）和塞浦路斯（n = 49）单语希腊语家庭的87名儿童，所有儿童均为足月儿，听力正常，无认知或语言缺陷。儿童年龄在12至82个月之间。该研究使用独立样本t检验比较希腊和希族塞浦路斯儿童的PEACH总分。使用克朗巴哈系数和每个国家的项目-总分相关性评估内部一致性。此外，回归模型检验了PEACH分数与年龄之间的关系。
希族塞浦路斯儿童的PEACH分数（92.09%）显著高于希腊儿童（86.71%），t(85) = 2.31，p = 0.023。希腊样本的克朗巴哈系数为0.92，表明内部一致性很强，而希族塞浦路斯样本的系数较低，为0.79，项目-总分相关性在0.16至0.75之间。标准化曲线显示，希腊样本的听觉能力在40个月前急剧上升，然后在60个月前保持平稳。相比之下，希族塞浦路斯样本的分数在25个月前急剧上升，40个月时趋于平稳。
希腊语翻译的PEACH问卷对希腊儿童显示出很强的信度和结构效度，与其他语言改编一致。然而，希族塞浦路斯样本没有达到类似的信度，分数差异表明可能存在影响听觉发育的文化、语言或环境因素。这些发现强调了在标准化评估中进行区域适应性调整的重要性。建议进一步研究探索导致这些差异的因素，以便更准确地评估讲希腊语的儿童。
