The Development of the Chinese Version Sensory Profile: A reliability and validity study
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2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Cheng Tzu-Jung
Abstract
Objects: The Sensory Profile (SP) has been widely used in evaluating a child’s sensory processing in Western countries. In this study, we translated, culturally adapted the SP into Chinese, and examined the psychometric properties for its cross-culture use in Taiwan. Furthermore, the responses to common sensory events of typically-developing and autistic children were evaluated by using the Chinese version SP.ethods: The SP was translated and cross-culturally adapted into Chinese. Content validity was evaluated by 3 experts. Parents of 949 typically-developing children with the age of 3 to 10 years (mean age = 7.3 years, SD = 2.42, 482 males, 467 females) completed the adapted questionnaires. Internal consistency was determined using the data of 949 typically-developing children. Test-retest reliability was examined using 30 children with autism (mean age = 5.80 years, SD = 1.07, 24 males, 6 females) in a 3-week interval. Discriminate validity were examined by comparing the Chinese version SP scores between 53 children with autism and 53 children without autism matched for age (mean age = 5.83 years, SD = 1.53) and gender (82 males, 24 females).Construct validity was examined using confirmatory factor analysis to investigate if the 9-factor model of the original SP was applicable to Taiwanese data. esults: Seventy percents of items on the Chinese version SP were uncommon behaviors for typically-developing children. The Chinese version SP demonstrated acceptable to good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α=.62 -.90), good test-retest reliability for total scores (ICC=.79), and poor to good test-retest reliability for each section scores and each factor scores (ICC=.44 - .90). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Chinese version SP provided strong support for a nine-factor model (SRMR = 0.068, RMSEA = 0.063, NNFI = 0.94, and CFI =0.94). The performance of children with autism was significantly different from that of typically-developing children on all sections and factors. Nearly 50% of items contributed to the significant difference between groups. onclusions: Findings from the studies suggest that the Chinese version SP is a reliable and valid instrument for evaluating children’s sensory processing functions in Taiwan.
Subjects
sensation
sensory integration
sensory processing
sensory processing disorders
pediatric occupational therapy
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