Table 6. Participation scores from the (self-reported) Children’s Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE)a for youth.
| School-aged children ages 6-12 (n=135 unless noted) | Young adolescents ages 13-15 (n=80 unless noted) | Older adolescents ages 16-18 (n=129 unless noted) | |
| Mean (SD), median, range | Mean (SD), median, range | Mean (SD), median, range | |
| Formal | |||
| Diversity | 3.25 (2.29), 3, 0-10 | 3.23 (2.28), 3, 0-11 | 2.05 (1.64), 2, 0-8b |
| Intensity | 1.09 (0.72), 0.9, 0.07-4.13 (n=122) | 1.07 (0.85), 0.87, 0.07-4.53 (n=75) | 0.66 (0.51), 0.53, 0.07-2.27 (n=107) |
| With whom | 3.42 (1.02), 3.5, 1-5 (n=123) | 3.77 (1.03), 4, 1-5 (n=75) | 3.61 (1.13), 3.67, 1-5 (n=107) |
| Where | 3.90 (1.22), 4, 1-6 (n=123) | 4.07 (1.16), 4.17, 1-6 (n=75) | 4.08 (1.35), 4.5, 1-6 (n=107) |
| Enjoyment | 3.92 (0.92), 4, 1-5 (n=123) | 3.80 (1.01), 4, 1-5 (n=75) | 3.72 (0.98), 4, 1-5 (n=107) |
| Informal | |||
| Diversity | 22.73 (5.70), 23, 6-36 | 20.78 (5.03), 21.5, 9-33 | 17.93 (4.92), 18, 4-31 |
| Intensity | 2.70 (0.80), 2.75, 0.40-4.45 | 2.48 (0.68), 2.48, 1.13-4.78 | 2.20 (0.59), 2.2, 0.48-3.8 |
| With whom | 2.38 (0.40), 2.36, 1.58-3.76 | 2.56 (0.48), 2.53, 1.16-3.54 | 2.64 (0.59), 2.6, 1.44-4.17 |
| Where | 2.43 (0.56), 2.36, 0.94-4.39 | 2.67 (0.67), 2.63, 1.31-5.55 | 2.72 (0.81), 2.67, 0.75-5.33 |
| Enjoyment | 3.98 (0.51), 4, 2.29-5 | 3.80 (0.50), 3.82, 2-4.78 | 3.82 (0.60), 3.86, 1.62-5 |
| Overall | |||
| Diversity | 25.98 (7.05), 26, 6-42 | 24 (6.44), 25, 10-44 | 19.98 (5.85), 20, 5-37 |
| Intensity | 2.23 (0.69), 2.27, 0.29-3.84 | 2.08 (0.66), 2.05, 0.89-4.71 | 1.75 (0.48), 1.75, 0.36-3.16 |
| With whom | 2.51 (0.43), 2.47, 1.58-3.79 | 2.72 (0.50), 2.67, 1.25-3.69 | 2.72 (0.59), 2.71, 1.42-4.24 |
| Where | 2.59 (0.56), 2.57, 1-4.34 | 2.83 (0.63), 2.80, 1.31-5.58 | 2.84 (0.80), 2.85, 0.75-4.86 |
| Enjoyment | 3.97 (0.50), 3.97, 2.58-5 | 3.80 (0.52), 3.87, 1.94-4.8 | 3.81 (0.59), 3.81, 1.64-5 |
a
Children’s Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE). Copyright© 2004 NCS Pearson, Inc. Scale names reproduced with permission. All rights reserved.
b
The Cronbach’s alpha for 16-18 year olds for formal diversity fell in an unacceptable range, so results should be interpreted with caution.