| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Description | The Adult Reading History Questionnaire–Dutch Short Version (Khanolainen et al., 2024) is a brief version of the original ARHQ (Lefly & Pennington, 2000), a 23-item measure assessing childhood reading difficulties, school achievement, current reading and spelling habits, and short-term memory. After factor and item response theory analyses, 5 items were retained for the Dutch version. Data were collected from Finnish and Dutch samples, and the results regarding reliability and validity were reported. |
| Author | Khanolainen, Daria; Verwimp, Cara; Tijms, Jurgen; Tolvanen, Asko; Salminen, Jenni; Torppa, Minna |
| Purpose | The Dutch short version of the ARHQ offers a more convenient alternative to the full version. It is equally predictive of children’s reading skills when completed by parents, thus facilitating early interventions and research with at-risk children. |
| Construct | Dyslexia; Reading History |
| Instrument Type | Projective Measure |
| Files | No file is available for download. |
| Reliability | Internal Consistency: Cronbach’s alpha was .87 for the brief version and .90 for the full version in Sample 3. |
| Validity | Test Validity: The correlations between the brief and full versions were high across three samples (.80–.88). These correlations were then compared to reading assessment scores in two Finnish samples. |
| Test Methodology | Test Validity; Test Reliability; Internal Consistency; Factor Analysis; Exploratory Factor Analysis; Item Response Theory |
| Factor Analysis | Exploratory Factor Analysis: A 6-factor model showed the best fit (comparative fit index = 0.95, standardized root mean square residual = 0.03, root mean square error of approximation = 0.06, χ2[130] = 299.65, p < .001). Four items (1, 7, 12, and 19) did not load >0.4 and were excluded. Item response theory analysis revealed 12 items that failed to discriminate clearly, and were dropped. Two additional items were removed due to redundancy, resulting in the final 5-item measure. |
| Classification | 5400 Cognitive Processes, Memory, and Decision Making |
| Age Group | Adulthood (18 years & older); Young Adulthood (18-29 years); Thirties (30-39 years) |
| Population Group | Human; Male; Female |
| Population Details | Location: Finland; Netherlands |
| Keywords | Adult Literacy; Dyslexia; Dutch Short Version; Reading History |
| Index Terms | Adult Development; Dyslexia; Reading Ability; Reading Disabilities; Reading Measures; Test Revision |
| Test Year | 2024 |
| Web Site | OSF Site |
| Commercial | No |
| Fee | No |
| Language Present | Dutch |
| Test Location | 2024-46958-001, Supplemental Material OSF |
| Format | Items are rated using a Likert scale from 0 to 4. |
| Test Items Available | No. To obtain the test items, please contact the author or the publisher. |
| Author Identifier | Khanolainen, Daria ORCID:; Verwimp, Cara ORCID:; Tolvanen, Asko ORCID:; Salminen, Jenni ORCID:; Torppa, Minna ORCID: |
| Source Reference | Khanolainen, D., Verwimp, C., Tijms, J., Tolvanen, A., Salminen, J., & Torppa, M. (2024). Developing and validating an abbreviated adult reading history questionnaire in the Finnish and Dutch contexts. Journal of Research in Reading, 47(2), 132–144. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12445 |
Cite this article
Mohammed looti (2026). Adult Reading History Questionnaire–Dutch Short Version (ARHQ). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/adult-reading-history-questionnaire-dutch-short-version-arhq/
Mohammed looti. "Adult Reading History Questionnaire–Dutch Short Version (ARHQ)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 4 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/adult-reading-history-questionnaire-dutch-short-version-arhq/.
Mohammed looti. "Adult Reading History Questionnaire–Dutch Short Version (ARHQ)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/adult-reading-history-questionnaire-dutch-short-version-arhq/.
Mohammed looti (2026) 'Adult Reading History Questionnaire–Dutch Short Version (ARHQ)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/adult-reading-history-questionnaire-dutch-short-version-arhq/.
[1] Mohammed looti, "Adult Reading History Questionnaire–Dutch Short Version (ARHQ)," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.
Mohammed looti. Adult Reading History Questionnaire–Dutch Short Version (ARHQ). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. 2026;vol(issue):pages.