Table 2.

Psychometric properties of the adapted version of FAQ and FAMHQ

Item	Corrected item-total correlation	Alpha if item deleted	1st years students		3rd years students		Х 2(p-value)
			T (%)	F/DK (%)	T (%)	F/DK (%)
(1)	.146	.721	71.2	28.8	75.4	24.6	.144
(2)	.109	.722	75.9	24.1	79.1	20.9	.244
(5)	.167	.720	79.2	20.8	84.4	15.6	.042*
(7)	.305	.712	38.8	61.3	45.9	54.1	.026*
(8)	.189	.720	38.9	61.1	44.5	55.5	.075
(9)	.275	.714	49.0	51.0	56.3	43.7	.023*
(10)	.284	.714	63.6	36.4	61.5	38.5	.517
(13)	.206	.718	76.8	23.2	80.6	19.4	.163
(16)	.258	.715	56.6	43.4	53.9	46.1	.403
(3)	.066	.724	72.8	27.2	77.3	22.7	.115
(4)	.170	.720	78.0	22.0	83.2	16.8	.046*
(6)	.051	.723	93.6	6.4	93.8	6.2	.914
(11)	.111	.722	86.1	13.9	86.7	13.3	.787
(14)	.146	.721	76.2	23.8	78.8	21.2	.339
(22)	.314	.711	25.4	74.6	28.0	72.0	.365
(24)	.104	.723	79.2	20.8	75.7	24.3	.193
(25)	.289	.713	53.0	47.0	76.5	23.5	.000*
(26)	.164	.721	44.5	55.5	60.3	39.7	.000*
(28)	.148	.721	79.8	20.2	90.0	10.0	.000*
(29)	.207	.718	59.9	40.1	70.0	30.0	.001*
(30)	.175	.721	93.4	6.6	97.9	2.1	.002*
(31)	.322	.712	90.2	9.8	96.8	3.2	.000*
(17)	.352	.708	13.6	86.4	19.2	80.8	.017*
(18)	.260	.715	6.4	93.6	8.3	91.7	.225
(19)	.225	.718	33.8	66.2	45.6	54.4	.000*
(21)	.246	.716	62.8	37.2	67.0	33.0	.180
(12)	.263	.716	75.8	24.2	74.0	26.0	.509
(15)	.325	.710	27.2	72.8	30.9	69.1	.206
(27)	.245	.716	53.3	46.7	56.8	43.2	.286
(32)	.137	.721	57.9	42.1	77.6	22.4	.000*
(33)	.198	.719	81.8	18.3	86.1	13.9	.071
(34)	.283	.713	30.1	69.9	42.1	57.9	.000*
(20)	.274	.715	10.6	89.4	12.4	87.6	.400
(23)	.056	.724	89.3	10.8	92.4	7.6	.107
(35)	.308	.712	45.3	54.7	55.9	44.1	.001*
(36)	.301	.712	38.3	61.7	42.1	57.9	.241

T = true. F = false. DK = don’t know. *= statistically significant with p < .05.

Regular font = items originating from the Facts on Aging Quiz (FAQ) version 1.

Bold font = items were added (as recommended by the Flemish expert panel).

Italicized font = items originating from the Facts on Aging and Mental Health Quiz (FAMHQ).