Table 2.
Validation data per each of the 15 categories constituting the GIEQ
| Kappa (SD) | R (SD) | ICC (SD) | Cronbach’s α | No. of itemsa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 0.86 (0.12) | 0.95 (0.06) | 0.95 (0.09) | 14 | |
| Birth and development | 0.92 (0.13) | 0.92 (0.14) | 0.93 (0.14) | 13 | |
| Family | 0.79 (0.17) | 0.97 (0.09) | 0.98 (0.04) | 0.92 | 128 |
| General | 0.82 (0.07) | 0.97 (0.04) | 0.98 (0.02) | 10 | |
| Parents | 0.79 (0.16) | 1.00 (0.00) | 1.00 (0.00) | 62 | |
| Children | 0.85 (0.16) | 0.99 (0.01) | 0.99 (0.02) | 21 | |
| Siblings | 0.76 (0.21) | 0.95 (0.14) | 0.97 (0.07) | 35 | |
| Work and education | 0.85 (0.15) | – | – | 0.84 | 18 |
| Living environment | 0.77 (0.16) | 0.92 (0.09) | 0.95 (0.05) | 44 | |
| Sleep | 0.72 (0.07) | 0.68 (0.16) | 0.80 (0.12) | 0.78 | 15 |
| Physical activity | 0.77 (0.00) | 0.62 (0.11) | 0.60 (0.14) | 16 | |
| Stress | – | 0.78 (0.04) | 0.87 (0.03) | 0.64 | 4 |
| Health | 0.71 (0.18) | 0.87 (0.15) | 0.90 (0.10) | 0.78 | 76 |
| Allergies | 0.81 (0.22) | – | – | 10 | |
| Medication use | 0.68 (0.16) | 0.85 (0.12) | 0.92 (0.08) | 0.74 | 15 |
| Questions for females | 0.79 (0.21) | 0.92 (0.07) | 0.94 (0.06) | 12 | |
| Lifestyle | 0.83 (0.16) | 0.93 (0.08) | 0.94 (0.05) | 1.00 | 51 |
| Watching television | – | 0.82 (0.01) | 0.90 (0.01) | 2 | |
| Smoking | 0.83 (0.14) | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.95 (0.06) | 17 | |
| Use of alcohol | 0.80 (0.14) | – | – | 6 | |
| Drug use | 0.83 (0.21) | 0.99 (0.02) | 0.97 (0.04) | 17 | |
| Traveling | 0.93 (0.05) | – | – | 4 | |
| Sun exposure | 0.79 (0.11) | – | – | 5 | |
| Detergents | 0.79 (0.13) | 0.84 (0.07) | 0.91 (0.04) | 10 | |
| Characterb | – | 0.75 (0.08) | 0.87 (0.05) | 0.74 | 9 |
aBased on number of variables included in validation analysis, does not equal number of GIEQ items since often sum scores are used
bBased on sum scores calculated from a 64-item character questionnaire
SD indicates standard deviation, ICC indicates intraclass correlation coefficient, R indicates the mean correlation coefficient, either Spearman or Pearson, based on normality of the tested variable, P indicates the level of significance