Multi-Item Scale:
Item Text:
Item 11: Sometimes I'm afraid that others will realize how little I can really do. [Manchmal habe ich Angst, dass andere merken, wie wenig ich wirklich kann.]
Different Answer Format Tested:
Nein
Findings:
The respondents only used the left half of the response scale to answer item 11, answering half with "Never true" and half with "Sometimes true". The five respondents who answered "Never true" either explained that they were not afraid of not being able to do something or that they would not say of themselves that they could only do a little:
- “I'm never actually afraid of it. I don't think it's bad if my friends notice that I can't do something. Today, for example, I was riding a unicycle, and I couldn't do it at all or not as well as my friend. But I didn't care. And so did she.” (TP01, 8 years old, 3rd grade)
- “I'm not actually bad, so nobody can notice how little I can do.” (TP04, 10 years old, 5th grade)
- “I can't do that little. That's why you don't actually have to be afraid of it. So actually 'never'.“ (TP08, 10 years old, 5th grade)
The five respondents who answered “Sometimes true” explained that it is sometimes uncomfortable when you can't do something and others notice it:
- “That's only true sometimes, but only in one subject, math. I wouldn't care with my friends, but with others in my class, boys or something, I would.” (TP02, 11 years, 6th grade)
- “I was thinking about situations such as when I try out a sport that a friend does. And then it's like I can't do it at all or don't understand anything. That is then uncomfortable.“ (TP10, 11 years old, 6th grade)
Recommendations:
The results of the cognitive interviews do not indicate any problems with the item, which is why it can be left in its current form.