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TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY STUDY* | ||||||
No. in reliability study | 118 | 155 | 132 | 137 | 102 | 86 |
Age, years (mean (sd)) | 11.4 (.6) | 11.6 (.6) | 12.5 (.6) | 11.8 (.7) | 11.4 (.6) | 11.3 (.5) |
Male gender (%) | 44 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 42 | 44 |
Native language at home | ||||||
Native | 116 | 151 | 128 | 130 | 92 | 76 |
Non-native | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
Family status | ||||||
Traditional (mother and father) | 99 | 125 | 88 | 104 | 85 | 71 |
Non-traditional | 19 | 28 | 44 | 33 | 15 | 14 |
CONSTRUCT VALIDITY STUDY** | ||||||
No. in validity study | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
Age, years (mean (sd)) | 11.4 (.6) | 11.5 (.6) | 12.0 (.6) | 11.7 (.7) | 11.6 (.8) | 11.6 (.8) |
Male gender (%) | 33 | 69 | 40 | 50 | 53 | 47 |
Native language at home | ||||||
Native | 13 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 15 |
Non-native | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Family status | ||||||
Traditional (mother and father) | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
Non-traditional | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
- * Missing data test-retest reliability study: native language at home: n = 4 (Hungary: n = 3; Spain: n = 1); family status n = 3 (Norway: n = 2; Spain: n = 1)
- ** Missing data construct validity study: native language at home: n = 1 (Belgium: n = 1)