Table 1 QCD scores among the parents of 1514 elementary school and junior high school students
From: The reliability and validity of the Questionnaire - Children with Difficulties (QCD)
Answer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0=completely disagree | 1=somewhat (partially) agree | 2=mostly agree | 3=completely agree | N | Mean | SD | Correlations coefficients with the full scale | |
Early morning/before going to school | ||||||||
1. Can your child promptly get out of his/her bed? | 213(14%) | 381(25%) | 482(32%) | 438(29%) | 1514 | 1.76 | 1.02 | .454 |
2. Can your child promptly groom himself/herself (for example, washing face, brushing teeth and getting dressed)? | 131(9%) | 394(26%) | 528(35%) | 461(30%) | 1514 | 1.87 | 0.95 | .586 |
3. Can your child behave in an age-appropriate manner at breakfast? | 30(2%) | 238(16%) | 559(37%) | 687(45%) | 1514 | 2.26 | 0.79 | .617 |
4. Can your child spend his/her time before going to school in the morning without getting into trouble or having quarrels with his/her parents or siblings? | 53(4%) | 259(17%) | 549(36%) | 653(43%) | 1514 | 2.19 | 0.84 | .613 |
School | ||||||||
5. Does your child like going to school? | 19(1%) | 113(7%) | 434(29%) | 948(63%) | 1514 | 2.53 | 0.69 | .500 |
6. Can your child behave in class as other children do? | 16(1%) | 93(6%) | 399(26%) | 1006(66%) | 1514 | 2.58 | 0.66 | .673 |
7. Does your child have friends who accept him/her at school? | 8(1%) | 72(5%) | 393(26%) | 1041(69%) | 1514 | 2.63 | 0.60 | .612 |
After school | ||||||||
8. Can your child discuss events that happened at school with his/her parents/guardian? | 25(2%) | 230(15%) | 545(36%) | 714(47%) | 1514 | 2.29 | 0.78 | .636 |
9. Does your child have friends of his/her own age? | 5(1%) | 60(4%) | 294(19%) | 1155(76%) | 1514 | 2.72 | 0.55 | .621 |
10. Can your child confidently participate in extracurricular activities, such as sports, with children of his/her own age? | 48(3%) | 165(11%) | 365(24%) | 936(62%) | 1514 | 2.45 | 0.81 | 542 |
Evening | ||||||||
11. Can your child do his/her homework at home without difficulties? | 41(3%) | 207(14%) | 450(30%) | 816(54%) | 1514 | 2.35 | 0.81 | .664 |
12. After everyone returns home (including parents/guardians), can your child enjoy family time without constantly quarrelling with others? | 48(3%) | 256(17%) | 614(41%) | 596(39%) | 1514 | 2.16 | 0.81 | .662 |
13. Can your child converse in a calm manner during dinnertime conversations? | 12(1%) | 130(9%) | 506(33%) | 866(57%) | 1514 | 2.47 | 0.68 | .675 |
14. Do parents feel comfortable being together with the child when engaging in activities (for example, going out or shopping)? | 18(1%) | 80(5%) | 334(22%) | 1082(71%) | 1514 | 2.64 | 0.64 | .599 |
Night | ||||||||
15. Adolescent child (12 years or older): | ||||||||
Can your child engage in activities at night with friends of his/her own age? These activities may include playing, studying, going to cram school, taking private lessons (for example, playing a musical instrument and/or calligraphy), and playing sports. | 13(3%) | 33(8%) | 94(22%) | 290(67%) | 430 | 2.54 | 0.76 | .533 |
16. Younger children (younger than 12 years): | ||||||||
Can your child follow instructions at night (for example, brushing teeth, changing clothes)? | 9(1%) | 89(8%) | 317(21%) | 667(44%) | 1082 | 2.52 | 0.68 | .616 |
17. Can your child go to sleep without any difficulties? | 11(1%) | 76(5%) | 261(17%) | 1166(77%) | 1514 | 2.71 | 0.59 | .567 |
18. Is your child sleeping without waking up during the night? | 9(1%) | 50(3%) | 263(17%) | 1192(79%) | 1514 | 2.74 | 0.54 | .443 |
Overall behavior | ||||||||
19. Does your child have self-confidence? Is your child socially accepted by others (such as belonging to a group of his/her friends), and emotionally stable? | 24(2%) | 129(9%) | 556(37%) | 805(53%) | 1514 | 2.41 | 0.71 | .747 |
20. Does your child have more days in the week, where he/she is able to spend the day without facing confusion, getting into quarrels or displaying rebellious behavior? | 46(3%) | 182(12%) | 550(36%) | 736(49%) | 1514 | 2.31 | 0.80 | .696 |