Key result
Four psychosocial measures demonstrate adequate six-week reliability for pediatric cardiovascular risk studies.
Why the study?
Four psychosocial measures are hypothesized to correlate with cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents but require testing for suitability.
Population
103 eighth grade boys and girls in a biracial public school
Comparison
Four psychosocial measures (self-concept, locus of control, goal blockage, A-B Rating Scale)
Design
Cross-sectional study
Follow-up
Six week test-retest
Authors
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Supports inclusion in pediatric cardiovascular research; leaves open predictive links to risk factors.
Cross-Sectional (n=103)
No
Four psychosocial measures (self-concept, locus of control, goal blockage, A-B Rating Scale) demonstrate reliability for use in future research on cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents.
Wolf et al. (1979) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular risk factors (n=103). Psychosocial measures (self-concept, locus of control, goal blockage, A-B Rating Scale) was evaluated on Reliability correlation coefficients and intrachild correlation coefficients. Four psychosocial measures evaluated in 103 eighth-grade students demonstrated adequate reliability over a six-week test-retest period for use in cardiovascular risk factor studies.
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