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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Oct 1;62(3):10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.06.012. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.06.012

Table 3.

Mean (SD) and the discrepancy in adolescents’ HRQOL rated by the dyadsa

Parent Adolescent Differenceb Effect
sizec
Before adjusting noninvariancd
  Physical 66.5 (26.5) 77.9 (21.3) 11.5 (22.9) 0.54
  Emotional 66.7 (22.9) 74.1 (22.4) 7.4 (25.5) 0.33
  Social 66.1 (25.7) 81.0 (20.7) 14.7 (25.6) 0.72
  School 59.9 (22.9) 65.9 (19.3) 5.7 (23.6) 0.31
After adjusting noninvariancee
  Physical 73.7 (27.9) 82.3 (21.9) 8.6 (23.2) 0.40
  Emotional 77.2 (15.7) 85.3 (15.5) 8.1 (17.6) 0.53
  Social 70.5 (20.0) 83.0 (16.2) 12.4 (20.8) 0.77
  School 60.5 (27.1) 74.1 (19.5) 13.6 (26.8) 0.70
a

Unadjustment for covariates.

b

All discrepancy in HRQOL ratings between the dyads were statistically significance (P < 0.001).

c

Magnitude of the effect size: negligible (<0.2), small (0.2~0.49), moderate (0.5~0.79), and large (≥0.8).

d

HRQOL ratings unadjusted for measurement noninvariance.

e

HRQOL ratings adjusted for measurement noninvariance.