Table 1.
Mean (SD) and Cronbach alpha of the Autonomy in Adolescence Control (AAC) scale and the 10 dimensions of Health-Related Quality of Life from the KIDSCREEN-52 instrument over SES, girls and boys (N = 154)
| Dimension HRQoL | Cronbach alpha | Girls Means (SD) |
Boys Means (SD) |
High SES Means (SD) |
Low SES Means (SD) |
Total Means (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAC (6 items) | .78 | 21.06 (4.79) | 21.47 (4.18) | 21.28 (4.84) | 21.24 (4.30) | 21.25 (4.51) |
| Dimensions from KIDSCREEN-52 | ||||||
| Physical well-being (5 items) | .80 | 42.87 (7.86) | 49.18 (13.42) | 46.22 (10.05) | 45.56 (12.00) | 45.82 (11.24) |
| Psychological well-being (5 items) | .92 | 48.42 (12.26) | 52.10 (12.34) | 51.05 (9.84) | 49.54 (13.83) | 50.14 (12.39) |
| Moods and emotions (7 items) | .90 | 42.95 (13.85) | 54.00 (11.89) | 48.96 (14.76) | 47.56 (13.64) | 48.11 (14.06) |
| Self-perception (5 items) | .77 | 44.99 (11.57) | 50.66 (11.65) | 44.69 (10.45) | 49.57 (12.47) | 47.64 (11.92) |
| Autonomy (5 items) | .89 | 41.95 (13.34) | 47.98 (12.45) | 45.00 (10.76) | 44.61 (14.69) | 44.77 (13.24) |
| Parent relations and home life (6 items) | .90 | 52.81 (13.41) | 54.47 (12.97) | 50.99 (12.80) | 55.29 (13.23) | 53.59 (13.19) |
| Peers and social support (6 items) | .84 | 54.47 (10.51) | 52.98 (15.30) | 53.12 (14.57) | 54.20 (11.83) | 53.78 (12.95) |
| School environment (6 items) | .86 | 47.55 (11.24) | 47.02 (12.46) | 45.38 (9.62) | 48.56 (12.92) | 47.30 (11.79) |
| Social acceptance and bullying (4 items) | .78 | 52.84 (11.42) | 49.11 (14.75) | 54.60 (9.58) | 48.80 (14.66) | 51.10 (13.17) |
| Financial resources (3 items) | .93 | 53.57 (10.79) | 55.56 (11.16) | 54.19 (10.89) | 54.71 (11.08) | 54.50 (10.97) |
Note: The values from the KIDSCREEN dimensions were transformed to Rasch scores