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A Study on the Development of the Normative Scores for the IT-HOME Inventory

영아기 가정환경검사(IT-HOME) 규준 개발 연구

  • Lee, Young (Department of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong Rim (Korea Institute of Child Care and Education) ;
  • Park, Shin Jin (Institute of Symbiotic Life-TECH, Yonsei University) ;
  • Woo, Hyun Kyung (Department of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University) ;
  • Koo, Ja Yeun (Department of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University) ;
  • Chung, Hyun Joo (Department of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University)
  • 이영 (연세대학교 아동.가족학과) ;
  • 이정림 (육아정책연구소) ;
  • 박신진 (연세대학교 심바이오틱 라이프텍 연구원) ;
  • 우현경 (연세대학교 아동.가족학과) ;
  • 구자연 (연세대학교 아동.가족학과) ;
  • 정현주 (연세대학교 아동.가족학과)
  • Received : 2015.02.09
  • Accepted : 2015.04.24
  • Published : 2015.08.30
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Abstract

This study develops normative scores of the Infant/Toddler version of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (IT-HOME) inventory for Korean infants and toddlers. We selected 482 0- to 36-month-old infants and families by a stratified sampling procedure that considered residency, age, and gender of children. The pass rate, discrimination rate, and internal consistency were analyzed for the item analysis. Statistical validity included intercorrelation among the IT-HOME subscales, correlation between IT-HOME scores and environmental status variables, and correlation between IT-HOME and Korean Bayley Scales of Infant Development second edition (K-BSID-II) scores. Normative scores were prepared by percentile ranks. The results of this study were as follows: First, 45 items were acceptable for Korean subjects with few exceptions. IT-HOME was developed to screen unfavorable environmental factors during infancy; therefore, items such as 12, 17, 23, 39, 44 need to be retained even though they had low discriminating power. Second, IT-HOME subscales were correlated, and IT-HOME was significantly related to parents' education level, household income level, and infant' developmental levels. Third, percentile scores and the median of each IT-HOME subscales were suggested as normative scores. We discussed the normative scores of the IT-HOME to screen the quality of home environments for children aged 0-36 months in Korea, and provide the intervention basis for the at-risk population.

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