Small Number Of Items Research Articles

A social acceptability scale: Validation in the context of government measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal

IntroductionIn March 2020, the government of Senegal introduced a curfew, a ban on travel between regions, the closure of markets, and a ban on attending places of worship to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of research into the response to COVID-19, we developed a scale to measure the social acceptability of these measures. MethodsWe used Sekhon's theoretical framework of acceptability (TFA) to formulate the content of the scale items. We assessed the homogeneity of the scale using Cronbach's Alpha and average interitem correlations. We measured the dimensional properties of the scale using rating scale models. We tested the sensitivity of the scale to sociodemographic characteristics using mixed linear regressions and rating scale models. ResultsThe final scale consisted of seven items corresponding to the constructs of acceptability. Analysis performed on data from 813 individuals showed that the scale has satisfactory statistical properties (Cronbach's α > 0.8, Loevinger's coefficient>0.3, intraclass correlation>0.4). ConclusionThis scale was one of the first to test the TFA. The small number of items was advantageous for use under challenging data collection contexts. Measuring the acceptability of public health interventions with this tool can help in their design and implementation.

Validation and Psychometric Properties of the German Version of the Adolescent Motor Competence Questionnaire

Introduction/Background: In 2016, the Adolescent Motor Competence Questionnaire (AMCQ) was developed in Australia. The AMCQ was developed to assess perceived motor competence in adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 years. The 26 items represent four factors: participation in physical activity and sports, activities of daily living, public performance, and peer comparison. Aims/Objectives: Currently, no validated German-language self-report screening instrument exists for assessing perceived motor competence among adolescents. This study aimed to validate the German version of the AMCQ (AMCQ-GER). Methods/Approach: The German translation’s factor structure and psychometric properties were analyzed based on a community sample of 635 healthy children and adolescents between 10 and 18 years of age (12.9 ± 2.31 years, 321 boys and 312 girls) and 100 healthy young adults between 19 and 30 years of age (23.0 ± 2.92 years, 49 men and 51 women). The previously validated cutoff score of ≤83 out of 104 was used to group the sample into high and low motor competence. Results: The mean AMCQ-GER score was 84.9 (SD = 8.59), and 38.8% of the participants identified with low motor competence. The principle component analysis revealed clear evidence for a three-factorial structure comprising physical activity and sports, general clumsiness, and activities of daily living (with an explained variance of 29.2%). Reliability for all scales was excellent, with a McDonald’s ϖ of at least .70. The overall conclusion of the Rasch analysis supported the confirmatory factor analysis, although with an overall smaller number of items (18 instead of 26). The AMCQ-GER was positively correlated with age (.26**) and participation in organized club sports (.19**). It was negatively correlated with body mass index (−.23**) and school grade in physical activity (−.40**). Conclusions/Relevance: Our rigorous validation protocol has generated a remarkable reproduction of the AMCQ in German. These results suggest that the language and structure of the questionnaire is appropriate for German-speaking countries.

The Portuguese version of the screen for disordered eating: validity and reliability in men across multiple ages

IntroductionThe Screen for Disordered Eating/SDE was created as a primary care screening method for eating disorders, including binge eating disorder (Maguen et al. 2018). The SDE comprises five items (yes/no answers), extracted from other validated self-reported questionnaires assessing eating psychopathology. Its validity and reliability has proved in a Portuguese psychometric study, that only included woman (Pereira et al. 2022). It psychometric properties have yet to be evaluated in men.ObjectivesWe aim to assess the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of SDE in males.MethodsParticipants were 227 male individuals with a mean age of 30.41 years (±13.96; range: 14-73). They answered an online survey including the Portuguese preliminary versions of the seven-item Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire/EDE-Q7; the Body Image Concern Inventory/BICI and the Muscle Dysmorphia subscale of the Eating Disorder Assessment for Men/DM-EDAM.ResultsConfirmatory Factor Analysis showed good fit for the unidimensional model (χ2/df=1.483; RMSEA=.0460; CFI=.980 TLI=.961, GFI=.988). Cronbach’s alpha was .621 which although inferior to .7 can be explained by the small number of items and the fact that each one assesses different dimensions. All items contributed to the internal consistency and presented high internal validity. Pearson’s correlations of SDE with BICI (.317) and EDE-Q7 (.361) were significant and moderate. The correlation with DM-EDAM was non-significant, probably due to its focus on muscle dysmorphia, which is not included in SDE’s items.ConclusionsThe Portuguese version of SDE demonstrated adequate validity (construct and convergent) and reliability.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared

A Rasch analysis of the Danish version of the occupational balance questionnaire (OBQ11)

Background OBQ11 was developed in a Swedish context. To evaluate occupational balance, accurate self-rating instruments in the native language are needed. Aim The aim was to investigate the measurement properties of the Danish version of OBQ11, using the Rasch analysis. Method Data for the analysis of the Danish version of OBQ11 (OBQ11-DK) was gathered online, and all full data records (n 366) were included in the analysis. Results Three items showed non-significant marginal under- or overfit, suggesting a degree of misfit between the data and the Rasch model. Unidimensionality was not reached, though, since the proportion of persons with different estimates were more than 5% and thus the OBQ11-DK cannot be said to assess a person’s perception of occupational balance. Conclusion The present version of the OBQ11-DK shows the need for further development and testing and is not tested for test/retest or in clinical samples. The results and small number of items may after modifications and further studies make it feasible to implement OBQ11-DK into settings where the measuring of occupational balance is needed.

Assessing the Performance of Teachers of Students With Significant Disabilities: Establishing Content Validity for the TRAIT-SD

This study was conducted to collect validity evidence to support the use of an observation instrument to evaluate the performance of special education teachers (SETs) of students with significant disabilities (SWSD). In the study, a purposive sample of 49 SETs of SWSD, who were appropriately credentialed and experienced, evaluated the content of the Teacher Rating and Assessment Instrument for Teachers of Students with Significant Disabilities (TRAIT-SD) to determine each item’s importance for teaching SWSD. To do this, the participants were presented with the 37 items on the current version of the TRAIT-SD and asked to rate the importance of each using a 5-point Likert-type scale that ranged from very important to not important. They were also requested to provide narrative statements about the items and to recommend any relevant changes to the items, or recommend any new items they deemed to be missing from the current instrument. The results of the study showed that all participants, regardless of degree level, experience, or geographical location, rated all items between important and very important, resulting in all items being retained on the instrument. Additional comments resulted in a small number of items being reworded for clarity, and one new item being recommended for a subsequent version of the instrument.

Reliability and validity of the public innovation Hexagon (PIH) as applied to the Spanish social services

Social services are a protection system that seeks to assist people throughout their lives. Innovation is essential for enabling us to respond to the problems that society is currently facing and to adapt to our changing world. This paper validates an instrument based on the Public Innovation Hexagon (PIH), for measuring the degree to which an innovation culture is being implemented in the Spanish social services system. A sample group of social services professionals were asked to complete a questionnaire based on the variables that make up the PIH model. After our initial validation of the PIH model, we reduced the 42 initial items to 32, while maintaining the initial six dimensions. The objective was to eliminate redundant items and ensure that the resulting end model was more solid and reliable. The new improved model (PIHn) that we created achieved greater consistency with a smaller number of items while maintaining the initial six dimensions.

A new policy for scattered storage assignment to minimize picking travel distances

Various retail and e-commerce companies face the challenge of picking a large number of time-critical customer orders that include both a small number of items and multiple order lines. To reduce the unproductive work time of order pickers, several storage assignment policies have been proposed in the literature and in practice. In case of the scattered storage assignment (SSA) policy individual items are intentionally distributed to multiple positions in the picking area to increase the probability that items belonging to the same order can be picked at nearby positions. In this paper, we examine our recently proposed SSA policy that seeks to minimize the sum of pairwise distances (SPD) between all item positions that belong to the same order, including a drop-off point. We develop an efficient variable neighborhood search (VNS) metaheuristic to solve large instances in a reasonable computation time. We tested our SSA-SPD strategy by implementing a picking algorithm that considers multiple drop-off points and tracks inventory in the meantime. Our results show that our SSA-SPD policy helps reduce picking distances by up to 36% compared to a random scatter policy and 56% compared to a volume-based policy, depending on the number of order lines and drop-off points in the problem instance.

Comparison of cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega for ordinal data: Are they different?

Among all, Cronbach’s Alpha and McDonald’s Omega are commonly used for reliability estimations. The alpha uses inter-item correlations while omega is based on a factor analysis result. This study uses simulated ordinal data sets to test whether the alpha and omega produce different estimates. Their performances were compared according to the sample size, number of items, and deviance from tau equivalence. Based on the result, the alpha and omega had similar results, except for the small sample size, the smaller number of items, and the low factor loading values. When there were 5 or more items in the scale and factor analysis which the omega was calculated from showed fit to the data set, using omega over alpha could be preferred. Also, as the number of items exceeds 5, the alpha and omega differences disappear. Since calculating the alpha is easier compared to the omega (omega requires fitting a factor model first) using alpha over omega can also be suggested. However, when the number of items and the correlations among the items were small, omega performed worse than alpha. Therefore, alpha should be used for the reliability estimations.

Az erdei szalonka (Scolopax rusticola L.) tavaszi vonulásának vizsgálata Erdélyben

Investigation of the migration of Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola L.) in Transylvania. Based on the results of the synchronous Woodcock counting at the ten observation points in Transylvania, it can be stated that during the spring migration starting in the second decade of February, the number of observed birds showed an increasing trend until mid-March, so the migration can peak by the second decade of March based on the overall data from the ten observation points. Comparing the results of the synchronous Woodcock census in Transylvania and the Hungarian Woodcock Monitoring, it can be stated that, the course of the migration of the species in Transylvania shows a similar dynamic to the Hungarian data (FARAGÓ et. al., 2011, 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2014, 2015 a, 2015b, 2016, BENDE, 2021), but its peak can be dated to about 5–15 days earlier than the maximum experienced in Hungary (third decade of March). Based on the observation data recorded at the designated observation points in the lowland and mountainous regions and the difference detected by the analysis of variance, our study results confirm the phase-delayed Woodcock migration previously reported in the Romanian literature (MĂTIEȘ & MUNTEANU, 1976, 1979, 1980). Based on our results, the maximum experienced at the designated sampling sites in the lowland region is 10. March, while in the mountainous areas it is estimated to be 20. March. Examining the relationship between birds and observation sites, we concluded that the observations were independent of the sampling area although the order (magnitude) of the frequency values varied significantly in each area, and the frequency distributions observed at each observation point can be considered similar. One single year is not enough for a statistically reliable description of the spring migration characteristics of Woodcocks. Naturally, with such a small number of items (n = 253) it is not possible to find out the reasons for the differences emerging during the migration. We could only do so with a nationwide time-series dataset including a sufficiently large number of items, and at the same time, we would like to draw attention with our study to the need for wildlife biology research in connection with this species.

Expectation of Engagement in Employment in 5 Years: Findings Among Participants With Spinal Cord Injury

The purpose of this study was to identify expectations of future engagement with employment among people with spinal cord injury (SCI), the underlying dimensions of engagement, and the relationship with demographic, SCI, and educational factors with engagement scales. Self-report data on the expectation of employment in 5 years were collected and analyzed from adult participants with traumatic SCI. Principal axis factor analysis with the varimax rotation was used to identify the underlying dimensions, and OLS was used to identify the relationship of demographic, SCI, and educational characteristics with the underlying dimensions. Most participants anticipated continuing to work about the same number of hours (61%), with 40% anticipating taking on more responsibility, 38% anticipating career advancement, and only 14% anticipating voluntary retirement. Factor analysis identified two underlying dimensions: job disengagement, measured by four items, and job engagement, measured by three items. Regression analysis indicated aging and years postinjury were highly related to both factors, with greater age and years postinjury related to disengagement. Completing a bachelor’s degree or higher was related to engagement. Non-Hispanic Blacks were more likely to have disengagement. Ambulatory participants were more likely to be engaged in employment. A relatively small number of items can easily measure individual expectations, particularly as they age with SCI.

The first aphasia screening test in Hungarian: A preliminary study on validity and diagnostic accuracy.

The Hungarian Aphasia Screening Test (HAST) is a newly developed diagnostic tool for detecting post-stroke aphasia in clinical settings, and for differentiating between stroke patients with and without aphasia. The HAST was developed by our team and has not been published in English yet. In Hungarian, to date, there is no aphasia screening test with reported psychometric properties available. This study aims to present the main characteristics of the HAST and to evaluate its validity, internal consistency, and diagnostic accuracy. The HAST comprises five subtests (maximum score: 20) and takes 5-10 minutes to administer. We administered the HAST to 40 stroke patients with aphasia, 26 stroke patients without aphasia, and 51 healthy control participants to evaluate the test's construct validity, convergent validity, and internal consistency, as well as its sensitivity and specificity. We used the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) as a reference test. With a cut-off score of 17, the HAST showed high diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity: 92.5%, specificity: 88.5%). Its construct validity was good; we identified one component in the test, and moderate-to-strong positive correlations across most of its subtests (mean Spearman r = 0.56). Convergent validity of the HAST was satisfying, reflected by the moderate-to-strong positive correlations between subtests of the HAST and subtests of the WAB (Spearman r = 0.50-0.86). The correlation between the HAST total score and the WAB aphasia quotient was high (Spearman r = 0.86). Despite the small number of items within tasks, all subtests showed acceptable internal consistency (mean Cronbach's α = 0.74). Our preliminary results suggest that the HAST is a valid, accurate, and clinically feasible test to detect post-stroke aphasia and to identify patients who require a more detailed assessment of their language skills. In addition, it reliably identifies not only the presence but also the severity of aphasia, thus, it might be a good candidate for monitoring patient progress.

Evaluation of USDA Foods Programs for households using nutrition guidelines for the charitable food system.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foods programs for households (i.e., The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)) are designed to provide nutritious foods at no cost to income-eligible individuals in the U.S. To evaluate the nutritional quality of the foods available from three USDA Foods programs for households (i.e., TEFAP, FDPIR, and CSFP) according to the Healthy Eating Research (HER) Guidelines for the Charitable Food System. Review of the nutritional information of the foods available from USDA Foods programs for households. Using the HER Guidelines, foods were categorized into a three-tiered system (i.e., choose often/green; choose sometimes/yellow; choose rarely/red) based on levels of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar per serving, and presence of whole grains. All unique foods available from TEFAP, FDPIR, and CSFP (N=152) for fiscal year 2022 were evaluated. Nutritional quality of the foods available from USDA Foods programs for households according to the HER Guidelines. Foods were ranked green, yellow, red, or not ranked. The proportion of foods in each HER Guidelines' rank was calculated across the three USDA Foods programs for households and by each program. The majority of USDA Foods were ranked green (57.2%) or yellow (35.5%). A small number of items were ranked red (3.3%) or were unranked condiments or cooking staples (3.9%). The USDA Foods available in the household programs were primarily fruits and vegetables; lean proteins; whole grains; and low-fat dairy products that were consistent with national dietary guidelines. There is some room for improvement, and adjustments in the specifications for certain items are recommended to further strengthen the nutritional value of the foods provided through these important federal programs.

(058) Attention to Genital Cues Scale - Principal Components Analysis and Correlational Validity

Abstract Introduction The Attention to Genital Cues (AGC) scale was developed to characterize respondents’ usual experience observing genital sensations by capturing perceived prevalence, ease, and value of being aware of genital cues (Handy & Meston, 2016, 2018). The scale has been predominantly used in the literature as a descriptive measure (A. Handy, personal communication, October 13, 2020). However, there appears to be no published data for using it in quantitative statistical analyses. Quantitative information about genital cue observation may be useful, as it has been reported that awareness of these sensations is salient for some women’s sexual arousal (Meston & Stanton, 2018). Objectives The objective of this investigation was to explore the psychometric properties of the AGC scale. Methods This was a secondary data analysis of 2018 data collected from student and community participants regarding genital arousal sensations. The current investigation focused on responses to the AGC scale, which consists of an initial skip pattern question followed by four scored items and a free-text response (Handy & Meston, n.d.). The sample was limited to women who endorsed usually paying attention to genital cues when sexually engaged and/or aroused (N = 491). A principal components analysis was performed on the four scored items to determine whether the items comprised a single factor; bivariate correlations were calculated to determine convergent and discriminant validity as well as to explore other potential associations of interest. Variables used for the latter analysis were subscales of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness scale (Mehling et al., 2012), which measures bodily mindfulness (noticing, not-distracting, not-worrying, attention regulation, emotional awareness, self-regulation, body listening, and trusting); the arousal subscale of the Female Sexual Function Index (Rosen et al., 2000); and the tiredness and negative arousal subscales of the Four Dimensional Mood Scale (Huelsman et al., 1998). Results A principal components analysis produced a .62 Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy, which surpassed the value of .50 suggested as adequate by Kaiser (1970), and a significant Bartlett’s test of sphericity (χ2 (6) = 311.15, p < .00) (Barlett, 1950). All of the item loadings were above .40 (.56 - .82) on a single factor for genital attending; therefore, rotation was not necessary. Reliability for the measure was adequate (α = .64), especially given the relatively small number of items. There was some support for the measure’s convergent validity: the AGC was positively associated with attention regulation (r = .12, p < .01), noticing (r =.19, p < .00), and sexual arousal (r = .198, p < .009). However, a significant association was not found between AGC and body listening (r = .03, p < .47). AGC scores were not significantly related to dispositional tiredness (r = .03, p < .54) or negative affect (r = -.12, p < .01), demonstrating discriminant validity. Additionally, age (r = .18, p < .00), self-regulation (r = .11, p < .02), and trusting (r = .10, p < .02) were significantly correlated with AGC scores. Conclusions The AGC scale has adequate psychometric properties to function as a single factor scale. This measure may be useful in future quantitative investigations focused on sexual psychophysiology, sexual functioning, or bodily mindfulness. Disclosure No.

Beläggsmodellen i svenska nationella prov

In the Swedish national tests, the so-called “Beläggsmodell” is used to generate test grades in seven school subjects. This article examines the origin and effects of the “Beläggsmodell” on test scores in one of these subjects, Religious studies. Classical methods for evaluating the quality of tests are used in combination with confirmatory factor analysis. The results show that the tests have a reliability above 0.92 and that the “Beläggsmodell” reduces this in unpredictable ways for individual students. Confirmatory factor analysis shows that the tests are mainly one-dimensional, which has the consequence that the “Beläggsmodell” does not fulfill any meaningful function. Instead, it has major consequences for different students' test grades. There are examples of students who at the same total score on the test receive everything from D to A as a test grade. The large differences arise through differences in performance on a very small number of items. If, instead, the total sum is used as a basis for generating test grades, the possibilities for fair and equivalent test grades increase, as shown by examples. Responsible authorities should as soon as possible consider switching to a system where the total sum points is the basis for the test grades.

Dissatisfaction With Total Knee Arthroplasty at 1 Year Post Surgery Can be Predicted Using a Short Questionnaire Early in the Recovery Process

BackgroundApproximately 20% of patients are dissatisfied with their total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Identifying patients likely to be dissatisfied early in the recovery process could help reduce the number of dissatisfied patients. The purpose of this study was to create an easily administered short questionnaire to identify patients likely to be dissatisfied at 1 year post surgery early in the recovery process. MethodsThe study included 275 patients who underwent primary TKA for osteoarthritis. Individual 3-month postsurgery questionnaire items from the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score and Knee Society Knee Scoring System were pooled together and used as candidate items to create 3 different short questionnaires. Items included in each questionnaire were selected using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator logistic regressions, a backward elimination method, and theory-based approaches. The area under the curve for each short questionnaire was calculated to evaluate predictive performances. ResultsAll 3 questionnaires contained a small number of items and appeared to successfully predict 1-year postsurgery dissatisfaction early in the recovery process. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator logistic regression, backward elimination, and theory-based questionnaires were comprised of 4, 7, and 5 items and had the area under the curve scores of 0.893, 0.902, and 0.890, respectively. A question evaluating rising from sitting and activities of daily living appeared in all of the created questionnaires. ConclusionA short questionnaire that is easy to administer and interpret can effectively predict TKA patient dissatisfaction at 1 year post surgery early in the recovery process.

Reducing the deployment cost of RFID readers in retail spaces

Detecting and tracking items marked with passive RFID tags are essential in modern retail stores, in which the RFID tags are used for inventory control and checkout-free shopping. The issue addressed in this study is the optimal placement of RFID readers, which minimises the deployment cost of a system that supports checkout-free shopping. State-of-the-art methods that support checkout-free shopping have shown proof of concept demonstration, applied to a relatively small number of items. They are not optimal, not scalable, and their implementation is very expensive. The issue of reducing the system deployment and maintenance cost was not considered by these studies. This study evaluates the theoretical bounds on the number of sensors required by a system that supports checkout-free shopping and suggests an RFID readers placement method that is scalable with the number of items in the store and can reduce the deployment and maintenance cost of such a system.

Psychometric properties of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale in a Greek sample of health professionals.

Work addiction it is an emerging topic in organizational research because it has a great impact on human resources, especially in the health sector, and has led to the development of a number of valid assessment tools. Among work addiction scales, the Bergen Work Addiction Scale (BWAS) has good psychometric properties and a small number of items, and comes with a recommended cut-off for categorization of work addiction. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the BWAS in a Greek sample of health professionals (HPs) and to measure their work addiction. A cross sectional study using an online questionnaire related to work addiction was completed by 542 HPs through the official websites of 8 secondary hospitals in Greece. The level of HPs' work addiction was moderate. The internal structure of the scale was satisfactory (α = .78). All seven items of the BWAS were significant and had standardized values above 0.48. Work addiction was significantly associated with older age and the profession of physician. Based on the findings of the present study, the Greek BWAS has good psychometric properties, such as good reliability, internal consistency and construct validity and is recommended as a suitable tool to assess work addiction in clinical settings and future research.

Performance Analysis of Materials Selection Using Weighted Product Method (WPM)

Materials selection. The choice of materials is a sorted one is the process by which engineers remove one or a small number of items that can be found most suitable. Successful engineering design material selection is critical to the process. As much as possible your preparation must be strong and durable that’s what you want. Security to consider there are also implications. You see, with poor material, there are many more dangerous failures arising from examination a very common occurrence in industries. The weighted product method is a multi-criteria decision-making process there are many alternatives, and based on several criteria we must determine the best alternative. Alternative: Specific strength (Mpa), Specific modulus (Gpa), Corrosion resistance, Cost category. Evaluation Preference: AISI 1020, AISI 1040, ASTM A242, AISI 4130, AISI 316. From the result, it is seen that AISI 4130 is got the first rank whereas is ASTM A242 is having the lowest rank. As a result, AISI 4130 is ranked first, while ASTM A242 is ranked lowest.

The psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Social Communication Questionnaire.

There is a scarcity of diagnostic assessments and screening tools for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Greek. In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the recently developed Greek version of the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ). We used parental responses for 311 children (mean age: 7.54 years old, SD = 1.92), 122 with a diagnosis of ASD (93 boys, 29 girls) and 189 neurotypical children (104 boys, 85 girls), with 167 responses referring to the Lifetime and 144 to the Current form of the SCQ. Both forms presented adequate construct validity based on the four‐factor model, while in both forms, autistic children presented higher SCQ total and subscale scores (four factors) than typical children. The forms had excellent internal reliability. An item‐response‐theory analysis suggested that over 80% of test items fitted adequately a Rasch model, while a preliminary analysis of gender biases suggested that a small number of items (Lifetime: five; Current: six out of 39) were differentially sensitive to autistic symptomatology in boys and girls. A receiver‐operating‐characteristic analysis showed excellent diagnostic performance based on the SCQ total score (Lifetime: area‐under‐the‐curve/AUC = 0.937, Current: AUC = 0.963), and acceptable to excellent discrimination for the four subscales (AUCs between 0.737 and 0.955). Our preliminary results suggest that the Greek SCQ presents satisfactory psychometric properties and can be used for differentiating children with ASD from typical children in initial assessments within clinical and research settings.Lay SummaryAutism spectrum disorder (ASD or autism) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition with a prevalence of ~1.5%–2% and characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication and repetitive and restricted behaviors. There is increasing concern that research in ASD has focused on a small number of languages and cultural settings and that this bias challenges the identification and diagnosis of the condition in other languages and cultures, which are underrepresented in autism research. One such language is Greek (spoken by ~13.5 million), for which there is a scarcity of standardized instruments for the diagnosis of autism. This study examines the psychometric properties of the recently published Greek version of the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), a widely used screening tool for ASD. We conduct an in‐depth psychometric analysis of the Greek SCQ, including both forms in which the instrument is available (Lifetime and Current). This analysis shows that the Greek SCQ can be used for differentiating children with ASD from typical children in initial assessments within clinical and research settings. The findings of this study have implications for clinicians, special educators and researchers working with Greek‐speaking individuals with ASD and, more broadly, for cross‐cultural autism research.

Preparing children's nurses for working with children and adolescents who self-harm: Evaluating the 'our care through our eyes' e-learning training package.

Rates of self-harm among children and adolescents have risen significantly over the past decade and clinical guidelines place children's nurses at the heart of their care. This article reports on the evaluation of 'Our Care Through Our Eyes', an online self-harm learning programme for children's nurses. A self-selected, convenience sample of registered children's nurses (n = 42) completed scales pre- and postlearning programme that captured their attitudes, beliefs, empathy, anxiety, and confidence. Mean change scores were assessed, and qualitative comments captured postintervention were thematically summarized. There were small improvements in participants' attitudes, empathy and confidence were reported. Anxiety scores increased in a small number of items. Qualitative comments confirmed the value of the online learning programme for improving children's nurses' knowledge and understanding of self-harm among CYP. Our findings demonstrate that children's nurses agree on the importance of mental health training in self harm, and this could be a catalyst for renewal of both pre- and postregistration education including support structures within the National Health Service. This study is the first to explore the feasibility of evaluating 'Our Care Through Our Eyes' delivered using e-leaning and could be used to inform further investigations.