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. 2022 May 11;47(9):991–1002. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsac037

Table III.

Concurrent Validity Information for NIH Toolbox Pediatric Social Relationship Scales

Validation instruments
NIH Toolbox Pediatric Social Relationship Scales
MF ACL NSC ES FRI LON PR PH
Preadolescent cohort (N = 536)
 MF Social Support
 Asher Childhood Loneliness –.588
 NSC Peer Distress –.222 .535
 Emotional Support (ES) .552 –.519 –.186
 Friendship (FRI) .584 –.779 –.371 .460
 Loneliness (LON) –.563 .810 .494 –.504 –.705
 Perceived Rejection (PR) –.395 .518 .472 –.436 –.384 .512
 Perceived Hostility (PH) –.567 .624 .541 –.486 –.477 .651 .784
Adolescent cohort (N = 502) MF ACL NSC ES FRI LON PR PH
 MF Social Support
 Asher Childhood Loneliness –.643
 NSC Peer Distress –.305 .462
 Emotional Support (ES) .683 –.608 –.305
 Friendship (FRI) .600 –.771 –.333 .512
 Loneliness (LON) –.609 .768 .440 –.549 –.636
 Perceived Rejection (PR) –.551 .628 .469 –.544 –.464 .629
 Perceived Hostility (PH) –.410 .471 .372 –.427 –.316 .470 .718

Note. MF = Monitoring the Future social support subscale; ACL = Asher Childhood Loneliness Scale; NSC = National Survey of Children peer distress.

All p values < .01.