Psychometric properties of Korean Infant Sensory Profile 2

Abstract

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate test-retest reliability and convergent validity of the Korean Infant Sensory Profile 2 (K-ISP2) and explore whether the sensory processing of infants differs according to age, gender, and culture. Materials and methods Participants were 140 Korean caregivers of infants aged 0–6 months. They completed the K-ISP2 and the Korean version of ‘What My Baby Is Like’ (K-WBL), a scale for measuring infant temperament, for convergent validity. The K-ISP2 was re-administrated for test-retest reliability with a mean interval of 16 days. Results The K-ISP2 showed good test-retest reliability (ICC = .84) and significant but weak convergent validity with the K-WBL (amenability/persistence, r = −.28, p < .001; adaptability, r = −.30, p < .001; reactivity, r = .24, p = .004; activity, r = .20, p = .02). There were no significant age and gender differences in the K-ISP2 total score. The K-ISP2 total score was similar to that of the Infant Sensory Profile 2 (ISP2). Conclusions This study provides reliability and validity evidence of the K-ISP2. Normative data of K-ISP2 total score can be established regardless of age or gender. The ISP2 has showed similar psychometric properties for populations of both Korea and the United States. KEY MESSAGES Sensory processing is a fundamental component for adaptive responses to environment and begins to develop before birth. The Korean Infant Sensory Profile 2 (K-ISP2) can be used to assess sensory processing patterns of Korean infants, with evidence of reliability and validity. Total scores of the K-ISP2 can be interpreted with one normative data set regardless of age and gender.