Factor analysis PCA for the Norwegian PEACH+.

Background The Parents’ Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH+) is a parent reported questionnaire. It was first developed in Australia (2007) to assess the effectiveness of hearing devices in young children, and to register how oral children under the age of five hear and communicate with others. Objective No validated version of the Norwegian translation of PEACH+ exists. This study therefore aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of a back-translated Norwegian version of the PEACH+, from a sample of Norwegian children with typical hearing. Methods Parents of 255 children with typical hearing between 12 and 72 months were recruited through kindergartens and social media platforms. Participants were asked to fill in the PEACH+ questionnaire on behalf of their child, in a digital format. Results High internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha = .917) and satisfactory item-total correlation were found (.342-.678). Conclusion The Norwegian translation of PEACH+ shows good psychometric properties that are similar to the original version (Ching and Hill, 2007) and that of other translations. The PEACH+ questionnaire is therefore valid to use in a Norwegian context.研究背景 儿童听语表现家长评估问卷（Parents’ Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children, PEACH+）是一款家长报告式问卷，于2007年在澳大利亚首次开发，旨在评估幼儿助听设备的使用效果，并记录五岁以下口语儿童的聆听与人际沟通表现。 研究目的 目前尚无经过效度验证的PEACH+挪威语译本。本研究旨在基于听力正常的挪威儿童样本，对PEACH+回译版挪威语译本的效度与信度进行评估。 研究方法 本研究通过幼儿园与社交媒体平台，招募了255名年龄介于12至72个月的听力正常儿童的家长作为受试者，要求其以电子形式代为填写PEACH+问卷。 研究结果 结果显示，该量表具备极高的内部一致性（克朗巴哈α系数=0.917），且条目-总分相关性良好（0.342~0.678）。 研究结论 PEACH+的挪威语译本具备优良的心理测量学特性，与原版量表（Ching与Hill，2007）及其他语种译本的表现相当。因此，PEACH+问卷可在挪威语境下有效使用。