Table 4.
Factor loadings (rotated)1 of four factor solution of the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales
| Scale | Child self-report | Parent proxy-report | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | |
| Physical health | ||||||||
| 1. Hard to walk more than a block | 0.73 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.79 | -0.03 | -0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2. Hard to run | 0.70 | -0.006 | 0.25 | 0.01 | 0.86 | 0.01 | 0.00 | -0.06 |
| 3. Hard to do sports or exercises | 0.71 | -0.11 | 0.42 | -0.004 | 0.73 | -0.07 | 0.25 | -0.004 |
| 4. Hard to lift something heavy | 0.63 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.25 | 0.51 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.03 |
| 5. Hard to take a bath or shower | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.57 | 0.08 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.67 | -0.11 |
| 6. Hard to do chores around house | 0.44 | 0.23 | 0.03 | 0.24 | 0.55 | 0.39 | 0.10 | 0.13 |
| 7. Hurt or ache | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.02 |
| 8. Low energy | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.19 | -0.12 | 0.20 | 0.51 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
| Emotional functioning | ||||||||
| 1. Feel afraid or scared | 0.06 | 0.68 | 0.28 | -0.004 | 0.04 | 0.76 | 0.10 | -0.03 |
| 2. Feel sad or blue | 0.15 | 0.71 | 0.06 | -0.034 | 0.16 | 0.74 | -0.29 | 0.08 |
| 3. Feel angry | 0.17 | 0.58 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.44 | -0.36 | 0.28 |
| 4. Trouble sleeping | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.42 | 0.04 | 0.54 | 0.05 | 0.16 |
| 5. Worry about what will happen | 0.01 | 0.78 | -0.07 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.74 | 0.27 | -0.08 |
| Social functioning | ||||||||
| 1. Trouble getting along with peers | 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.71 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.70 | 0.29 |
| 2. Other kids not wanting to be friends | 0.05 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.73 | 0.24 |
| 3. Teased | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.70 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.69 | 0.28 |
| 4. Doing things other peers do | 0.58 | 0.30 | -0.03 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.28 |
| 5. Hard to keep up when play with others | 0.55 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.46 | 0.24 | -0.06 | 0.39 |
| School functioning | ||||||||
| 1. Hard to concentrate | -0.01 | -0.02 | 0.26 | 0.78 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.42 | 0.70 |
| 2. Forget things | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.74 | 0.02 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.69 |
| 3. Trouble keeping up with schoolwork | 0.14 | -0.11 | 0.30 | 0.69 | 0.07 | -0.06 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 4. Miss school - not well | 0.23 | 0.13 | -0.20 | 0.58 | 0.35 | -0.06 | 0.23 | 0.28 |
| 5. Miss school - doctor appointment | 0.22 | 0.19 | -0.47 | 0.48 | 0.14 | -0.07 | -0.05 | 0.73 |
1: Varimax rotation.
F1: Physical functioning, F2: Emotional functioning, F3: Social functioning, F4: School functioning.
Items belonging to the postulated scales are shown by bold numbers.
Factor loadings under 0.4 have been underlined.