Table 2.
AAQ Scale Summaries, Internal Consistency Reliability, and Exploratory Factor Analysis at Four Time Points for Connectedness with Peers and Teachers
| Scale | Items | N | Min-Max Scores | Item to Total Correlations | Standard Alpha Coefficient | Factor Loadings | % Variance Explained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connected with Friends | 6 | ||||||
| Baseline Pretest | 123 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .48 to .55 | .72 | .65 to .82 | 43.58 | |
| 1-month Posttest | 199 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .50 to .67 | .83 | .66 to .80 | 53.50 | |
| 12-month Follow-up | 167 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .41 to .68 | .82 | .57 to .83 | 53.35 | |
| 24-month Follow-up | 167 | 1.33 to 5.00 | .41 to .65 | .79 | .54 to .80 | 49.17 | |
| Connected with Classmates-Neg | 6 | ||||||
| Baseline Pretest | 121 | 1.33 to 5.00 | .36 to .51 | .72 | .54 to .70 | 41.30 | |
| 1-month Posttest | 199 | 1.17 to 5.00 | .42 to .55 | .74 | .51 to .75 | 43.40 | |
| 12-month Follow-up | 167 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .44 to .56 | .76 | .60 to .74 | 45.42 | |
| 24-month Follow-up | 167 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .46 to .59 | .78 | .58 to .74 | 46.88 | |
| Connected with Classmates-Pos | 5 | ||||||
| Baseline Pretest | 121 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .45 to .58 | .75 | .65 to .76 | 49.55 | |
| 1-month Posttest | 199 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .51 to .68 | .81 | .67 to .83 | 57.31 | |
| 12-month Follow-up | 167 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .36 to .72 | .82 | .47 to .87 | 59.07 | |
| 24-month Follow-up | 167 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .51 to .71 | .82 | .68 to .84 | 57.67 | |
| Connected with School Teacher | 6 | ||||||
| Baseline Pretest | 122 | 1.40 to 5.00 | .29 to .50 | .70 | .33 to .81 | 38.11 | |
| 1-month Posttest | 199 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .4 to .52 | .71 | .49 to .81 | 39.88 | |
| 12-month Follow-up | 167 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .49 to .62 | .80 | .66 to .77 | 49.39 | |
| 24-month Follow-up | 166 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .44 to .62 | .79 | .57 to .77 | 48.00 | |
| Connected with PE Teacher | 6 | ||||||
| Baseline Pretest | 122 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .35 to .53 | .73 | .59 to .71 | 41.83 | |
| 1-month Posttest | 199 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .46 to .66 | .80 | .64 to .78 | 49.62 | |
| 12-month Follow-up | 167 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .58 to .66 | .83 | .68 to 80 | 54.41 | |
| 24-month Follow-up | 165 | 1.00 to 5.00 | .55 to .71 | .86 | .67 to .81 | 59.12 |
NOTE: AAQ – Acceptance of Asthma Questionnaire; NEG – Reverse-scored Negatively Worded Classmate Items; POS – Positively Worded Classmate Items; PE – Physical Education