Development of Psychological Suzhi Observer-rating Questionnaire for Grade 3~6 Pupils

Abstract

Objective To develop an instrument to measure the pupils' psychological Suzhi. Methods Based on literature review, interviews data and expert evaluation, a three-dimensional theoretical concept was formed. 464 questionnaires from grade 3-6 were surveyed in the first test which contains 10 items, and the data was analyzed by reliability and validity. The formal scale was refined by employing item analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Result Psychological Suzhi Observer-rating Questionnaire consists of 6 items and was composed of three dimensions including cognition, personality and adaptation. EFA showed that the scale had good fit index: X2 / df=2.337, GFI=0.987, TLI=0.959, CFI=0.984, NFI=0.972, IFI=0.984, RMSEA= 0.027. The internal consistency of Psychological Suzhi Observer-rating Questionnaire for Grade 3~6 Pupils was 0.829, and the re-test coefficients were 0.841, There were significant positive correlations between the total score and subscales (r=0.79~0.82). The convergent validity with psychological suzhi self-rating scale was ranged from 0.59 to 0.782. Conclusion The questionnaire has good reliability and validity that could be an effective tool to assess Psychological Suzhi of pupils.