Construct validity of the PERF-FIT, a test of motor skill-related fitness for children in low resource areas

Bouwien Smits-Engelsman; Jorge Lopes Cavalcante Neto; Tatiane Targino Gomes Draghi; Liz Araujo Rohr; Dorothee Jelsma

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103663

Construct validity of the PERF-FIT, a test of motor skill-related fitness for children in low resource areas

Bouwien Smits-Engelsman^*, Jorge Lopes Cavalcante Neto, Tatiane Targino Gomes Draghi, Liz Araujo Rohr, Dorothee Jelsma

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Abstract

Background: Given the relationship between physical fitness and motor performance a test battery was developed that measures both components combined.

Aim: Following the development of the Performance and Fitness (PERF-FIT) battery, this study investigated the construct validity with the ultimate aim of identifying attributes that discriminate between different levels of motor abilities and anaerobic or musculoskeletal fitness.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 34 children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and 34 matched typically developing children participated (7-10 years). The PERF-FIT was used to examine known group validity. The PERF-FIT items were also compared to test items of well-known standardized tests to examine concurrent validity.

Results: Concurrent validity was found to be of the expected low to moderate magnitude. Children with DCD were consistently found to have lower levels of motor skill-related fitness compared to typically developing children.

Conclusion and implications: The PERF-FIT seems to be a valid test to measure movement skills, musculoskeletal fitness and agility in children between the ages of 7 and 10 years in low resourced communities. The test seems to discriminate between gross motor skills, and agility and power in children with and without DCD.

Original language	English
Article number	103663
Number of pages	11
Journal	Research in Developmental Disabilities
Volume	102
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103663
Publication status	Published - Jul-2020

Keywords

Motor skills
Anaerobic fitness
Psychometric properties
Developmental coordination disorder
Low-resource communities
DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER
MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT BATTERY
PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY
PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN
RELIABILITY
COMPETENCE
PREVALENCE
EXERCISE

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