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Table 4 Convergent validity: correlations between perceived need for support on SPARK-domains and domain scores on self-report questionnaires

From: Validity and reliability of a structured interview for early detection and risk assessment of parenting and developmental problems in young children: a cross-sectional study

perceived need for support (from CHC nurse)

Spear-man’s rho

ASQ communication

>ASQ gross motor

ASQ fine motor

ASQ problem solving

ASQ personal social

ASQ general

ASQ:SE total

ASQ:SE general

KIPPPI total score

KIPPPI Life Events

NOSIK

infancy review

Corr.

-,047

-,037

-,073

-,049

-,024

,083

,069

-,095

,108

,087

,066

Sig

,110

,212

,013

,101

,412

,005

,019

,001

,000

,004

,027

somatic health

Corr.

-,045

-,079

,017

-,042

-,033

,100

,084

-,103

,043

,006

,029

Sig

,129

,008

,569

,159

,267

,001

,005

,000

,148

,844

,329

motor development

Corr.

-,104

-,224

-,075

-,053

-,060

,135

,051

-,052

,057

,056

,022

Sig

,000

,000

,011

,076

,045

,000

,087

,081

,057

,061

,465

language-, speech- and cognitive development

Corr.

-,305

-,036

-,125

-,093

-,022

,124

,071

,027

,128

,007

,045

Sig

,000

,226

,000

,002

,467

,000

,017

,361

,000

,810

,128

language use of parents

Corr.

,102

,063

-,076

-,072

-,015

,003

,150

-,038

,044

,104

,000

Sig

,093

,298

,210

,249

,807

,956

,013

,532

,479

,096

,990

emotional development

Corr.

-,028

-,036

-,088

-,030

,025

-,019

,086

-,060

,141

,045

,168

Sig

,352

,226

,003

,315

,410

,527

,004

,045

,000

,135

,000

contact between child and others

Corr.

-,031

-,004

-,019

-,091

-,019

,010

,093

-,042

,127

,052

,112

Sig

,290

,891

,524

,002

,529

,736

,002

,156

,000

,086

,000

child behavior

Corr.

,024

-,012

-,042

-,062

-,030

,002

,148

-,159

,210

,046

,149

Sig

,423

,684

,156

,038

,319

,945

,000

,000

,000

,123

,000

parenting approach

Corr.

-,062

-,023

-,049

-,069

-,002

-,003

,139

-,060

,167

,068

,156

Sig

,037

,429

,098

,022

,950

,929

,000

,043

,000

,025

,000

developmental stimulation

Corr.

-,084

-,058

-,069

-,061

-,003

,043

,097

-,051

,098

,011

,018

Sig

,005

,051

,020

,042

,910

,150

,001

,086

,001

,722

,555

how the child spends its time

Corr.

-,036

-,029

-,080

-,072

-,041

,012

,074

-,077

,096

,023

,108

Sig

,230

,327

,007

,017

,176

,677

,013

,010

,001

,441

,000

living environment in and outside the home

Corr.

-,034

-,027

-,070

-,069

-,025

,016

,052

-,061

,050

,104

,044

Sig

,257

,368

,019

,022

,409

,586

,079

,042

,099

,001

,143

(social contacts and informal support

Corr.

-,048

-,024

-,073

-,033

,000

,043

,042

,013

,069

,130

,081

Sig

,105

,423

,014

,275

,992

,149

,160

,664

,022

,000

,006

day-care for the child

Corr.

-,031

-,018

-,053

-,025

,005

,046

,017

-,053

,061

,075

,063

Sig

,304

,551

,075

,405

,855

,121

,575

,076

,044

,014

,036

concerns communicated by others

Corr.

-,072

-,046

-,047

-,049

-,048

,046

,064

-,105

,041

,022

,025

Sig

,016

,121

,118

,101

,108

,119

,033

,000

,168

,465

,399

family issues

Corr.

-,041

,009

-,021

,001

-,017

,042

,084

-,060

,048

,230

,140

Sig

,163

,760

,490

,967

,575

,162

,004

,045

,112

,000

,000

Something forgotten

Corr.

,124

,026

-,007

,040

,163

,022

,045

-,111

-,019

,035

,061

 

Sig

,024

,642

,903

,475

,003

,688

,418

,045

,735

,527

,267

  1. Corr = Spearman’s correlation. Sig = significance. Negative correlations are caused by differing scoring directions.