Abstract
Objective: To assess the content validity and reliability of the 13-item Sense of Coherence (SOC) scale among 13-15 year old school children in Chennai city. Participants: A total of 258, 13 – 15 year old ethnic Dravidian students from two randomly selected schools within Chennai city, present on both days of the study were included. Study design: A cross sectional study. Method: The 13-item Sense of Coherence questionnaire was translated to the vernacular, back translated and subjected to expert opinion to check its validity. The 13-item SOC questionnaire was used to assess the Sense of Coherence of the selected school students. The questionnaire was re-administered after one week to measure to measure Internal consistency reliability and Infraclass correlation co-efficient. Results: The Internal consistency reliability checked using Cronbach α was found to be 0.784. The intra class correlation co-efficient was 0.7 and remained the same with an item deleted. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the 13 item SOC questionnaire is a valid and reliable epidemiological tool among an adolescent Dravidian population in Chennai city. Further studies are recommended to assess the stability of SOC concept over a period of time.
Highlights
Content Validity and Reliability of the 13-Item Sense of Coherence Scale among 13-15 Year Old School Children in Chennai City and psychological factors have emerged (Freire et al, 2001)
Since the availability of a questionnaire in local language is a requisite for epidemiological research (Castro et al, 2008), this study attempts to check the content validity and reliability of the 13 item Sense of Coherence (SOC) scale among an ethnic Dravidian population of South India
The English version of the 13 item SOC scale was translated to Tamil back translated to English and was found to match with original English version
Summary
Content Validity and Reliability of the 13-Item Sense of Coherence Scale among 13-15 Year Old School Children in Chennai City and psychological factors have emerged (Freire et al, 2001). Since the availability of a questionnaire in local language is a requisite for epidemiological research (Castro et al, 2008), this study attempts to check the content validity and reliability of the 13 item SOC scale among an ethnic Dravidian population of South India.
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