Table 3.
Between-Group Comparison of HRQOL Assessed by the J-KIDSCREEN-52
| SRB (N=70) | Control (N=105) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Items | Internal Consistency | Internal Consistency | 95% CI | P-value | ||||||
| Mean | SD | Cronbach’s Alpha | Mean | SD | Cronbach’s Alpha | |||||
| J-KIDSCREEN-52 (self reported) | 52 | |||||||||
| Physical Well-being | 5 | 31.05 | 10.19 | 0.30 | 52.12 | 12.37 | 0.81 | −24.5 | −17.7 | <0.001* |
| Psychological Well-being | 6 | 31.71 | 10.15 | 0.92 | 49.30 | 12.48 | 0.93 | −21.2 | −14.0 | <0.001* |
| Moods & Emotions | 7 | 35.22 | 8.75 | 0.82 | 48.40 | 10.82 | 0.87 | −16.2 | −10.2 | <0.001* |
| Self-perception | 5 | 40.59 | 6.88 | 0.45 | 45.02 | 9.34 | 0.72 | −6.9 | −2.0 | <0.001* |
| Autonomy | 5 | 40.61 | 7.40 | 0.65 | 50.01 | 10.23 | 0.83 | −12.1 | −6.8 | <0.001* |
| Parent Relations & Home-Life | 6 | 41.12 | 10.86 | 0.86 | 49.44 | 10.11 | 0.90 | −11.5 | −5.1 | <0.001* |
| Financial Resources | 3 | 43.04 | 11.12 | 0.89 | 47.72 | 11.85 | 0.87 | −8.4 | −1.0 | 0.014* |
| Social Support & Peers | 6 | 26.33 | 14.95 | 0.91 | 54.62 | 13.20 | 0.92 | −32.8 | −23.8 | <0.001* |
| School Environment | 6 | 32.67 | 12.68 | 0.49 | 52.14 | 10.58 | 0.86 | −23.8 | −15.1 | <0.001* |
| Social Acceptance | 3 | 43.33 | 11.94 | 0.65 | 45.93 | 11.02 | 0.71 | −6.3 | 1.1 | 0.171 |
| Predictor variables | ||||||||||
| RSES | 10 | 25.35 | 8.03 | 0.76 | ||||||
| SRAS-R-JA score | 20 | 58.79 | 15.60 | 0.90 | ||||||
Note: *p < 0.05.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SRB, School Refusal Behavior; RSES, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale; SRAS-R-JA, School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised for Japanese Attendance at School.