Development of the Children’s Pleasant Activity Scale and Evaluation of Its Reliability and Validity

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  • Kishida Kohei
    Graduate School of Psychology, Doshisha University Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • Ishikawa Shin-ichi
    Faculty of Psychology, Doshisha University

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  • 子ども用快活動尺度の作成および信頼性と妥当性の検討
  • コドモヨウ カイカツドウ シャクド ノ サクセイ オヨビ シンライセイ ト ダトウセイ ノ ケントウ

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<p>The purpose of this study was to discuss the development of the Children’s Pleasant Activity Scale (CPAS), and to evaluate its reliability and validity. The CPAS, along with questionnaires regarding depressive/anxious symptoms, positive/negative affect, and social skills, were completed by 331 children. The reliability and validity of the CPAS was evaluated based on COSMIN (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments: de Vet et al., 2011; Terwee et al., 2011). Despite several limitations, the results suggest that the CPAS has adequate reliability (internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and measurement errors) and validity (face validity, structural validity, and hypothesis testing). Item response theory analyses indicated that the CPAS had adequate measurement accuracy in children who reported moderate frequencies of pleasant activities. The results are discussed with respect to clinical applicability of interventions focusing on pleasant activities in children, limitations of the present study, and issues for future research.</p>

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