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Published in: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Children’s Perceived Competence Scale: reevaluation in a population of Japanese elementary and junior high school students

Authors: Yukiyo Nagai, Kayo Nomura, Masako Nagata, Tetsuji Kaneko, Osamu Uemura

Published in: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

It is important for children to maintain high self-perceived competence and self-esteem, and there are few measures to evaluate them through elementary to junior high school days in Japan. To evaluate psychometric properties of the Children’s Perceived Competence Scale (CPCS).

Methods

Data were collected from 697 elementary school and 956 junior high school students. Some of these students completed measures for construct validity, whereas others repeated the CPCS.

Results

The results demonstrated the three-factor structure of the CPCS: cognitive (nine items), social (eight items) and physical (nine items). Factorial invariance was confirmed between elementary and junior high school students, as well as between boys and girls. Construct validity was excellent. Scores on the cognitive, physical and general self-worth domains declined with increasing age. Boys scored significantly higher than girls on physical and general self-worth domains.

Conclusions

The CPCS is a valid and reliable measure of perceived competence in Japanese children aged 6–15 years. The CPCS may be applied to students from elementary through junior high school days as a measure of self-perceived and psychological state in Japan.
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Metadata
Title
Children’s Perceived Competence Scale: reevaluation in a population of Japanese elementary and junior high school students
Authors
Yukiyo Nagai
Kayo Nomura
Masako Nagata
Tetsuji Kaneko
Osamu Uemura
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1753-2000
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-018-0241-4

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