Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC): Establishing Construct Validity for Israeli Children

Autor/inn/en	Engel-Yeger, Batya; Rosenblum, Sara; Josman, Naomi
Titel	Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC): Establishing Construct Validity for Israeli Children
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 31 (2010) 1, S.87-96 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2009.08.001
Schlagwörter	Construct Validity; Test Validity; Foreign Countries; Motor Development; Developmental Disabilities; Physical Development; Psychometrics; Comparative Analysis; Psychomotor Skills; Age Differences; Children; Preadolescents; Social Influences; Gender Differences; Parent Influence; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Socioeconomic Influences; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testvalidität; Ausland; Motorische Entwicklung; Entwicklungsstörung; Körperliche Entwicklung; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Child; Kind; Kinder; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Sozialer Einfluss; Geschlechterkonflikt; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Sozioökonomischer Faktor
Abstract	The Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) is one of the most accepted tools, both in clinical practice and in research, for the diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorders (DCDs) in children. The present study aimed to: (1) establish the construct validity of M-ABC in Israel by comparing the motor performance of typically developed children in four age groups (ranging from 6 to 12 years) and (2) examine the impact of socio-demographic parameters on children's motor performance. Participants were 249 typical children, between 4.1 and 12.08 years old, whose motor performance was evaluated by the M-ABC. The results showed that age, gender, mother's education level, and socioeconomic status had an impact on children's motor performance. Thus, the M-ABC may serve as a suitable tool for examining the motor performance of children in Israel. This examination should also refer to socio-demographic factors in order to shed light on the contribution of environmental disadvantages to children's motor performance. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10