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ArticleBMJ open2021

Psychometric properties of the traditional Chinese version of the youth attitude to noise scale: a cross-sectional study in a large representative sample.

Ningjing Chen, Daniel Yee Tak Fong, Sha Li, Janet Yuen Ha Wong

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Ningjing ChenSchool of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5419-8505
Daniel Yee Tak FongSchool of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China dytfong@hku.hk.ORCID 0000-0001-7365-9146
Sha LiSchool of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6238-7544
Janet Yuen Ha WongSchool of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3000-4577

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objectivesThis study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the traditional Chinese version of the Youth Attitude to Noise Scale (YANS) in a large representative sample.

designCross-sectional study.

setting15 secondary schools in Hong Kong, China.

participants2842 adolescents aged 12-20 years participated in this study between April and July 2016.

methodsThe standard forward-backward validation procedures were followed to obtain the traditional Chinese version of the YANS. Prior to the formal investigation, the YANS was evaluated by cognitive debriefing. The sample was randomly divided into two halves for exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs), respectively. The number of factors was determined by comparison data approach using EFAs, and the factor structure was confirmed by CFAs using the one-factor, four-factor and bifactor models. The scale's internal reliability, dimensionality and measurement invariance across gender and age groups were also examined.

resultsEFAs (n=1338) showed that four factors were extracted, and CFAs (n=1337) demonstrated the bifactor model fitted better to the sample than the other models. Additionally, the traditional Chinese version of the YANS showed high reliability (ω=0.84), a general factor, scale multidimensionality, and gender and age invariance.

conclusionsThe findings of the current study indicate that the traditional Chinese version of the YANS is a feasible instrument to assess attitude to noise in Chinese adolescents, regardless of their gender and age. Given the presence of a general factor, the YANS is not merely multidimensional, and whether to use the total or subscale scores is recommended to rely on research objectives.

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Cross-Sectional StudiesAdolescentChinaFactor Analysis, StatisticalHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnairescommunity child healthpaediatricspublic health

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PMCPMC8578966

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