Table VI.

QOL-DSD-Proxy Convergent Validity

Validation measure	Item/Scale	QOL-DSD-Proxy Scale
		Physical Functioning		Gender Expression		Socio-Emotional Functioning		Medications
		n	r	n	r	n	r	n	r
Medical chart	Child Age (years)	73	0.32**	73	0.13	73	−0.03	71	0.07
	Genital Atypicality	71	0.18	71	0.07	71	−0.02	69	0.00
	n surgeries	62	−0.20	62	−0.05	62	−0.06	61	0.01
PedsQL™Toddler	Physical Functioning	44	0.01	44	0.13	44	0.58**	43	0.17
	Emotional Functioning	44	0.20	44	0.31*	44	0.66**	43	0.32*
	Social Functioning	43	−0.01	43	0.19	43	0.70**	42	0.10
	School Functioning	33	0.33	33	0.06	33	0.67**	32	0.24
PedsQL™Young Child	Physical Functioning	27	0.16	27	0.62**	27	0.63**	26	0.30
	Emotional Functioning	27	0.24	27	−0.03	27	0.45*	26	0.41*
	Social Functioning	27	0.44*	27	0.20	27	0.75**	26	0.68**
	School Functioning	26	0.49*	26	0.42*	26	0.64**	25	0.47*
Teacher Report Form (TRF)	Emotionally Reactive	17	0.06	17	−0.01	17	−0.46	16	−0.04
	Somatic Problems	17	0.12	17	−0.20	17	−0.42	16	−0.41
	Internalizing Problems	17	0.12	17	−0.20	17	−0.42	16	−0.41
	Externalizing Problems	17	0.11	17	−0.21	17	−0.41	16	−0.41
	Total Problems	17	0.11	17	−0.21	17	−0.41	16	−0.41
	Adaptability	17	−0.07	17	0.02	17	0.46	16	0.04

Note. r = Pearson’s r . Hypothesized relationships between scales are shown in bold.

*p < .05, **p < .01.