TY - JOUR
T1 - Construct validity of the motor development scale (MDS)
AU - Okuda, Paola Matiko Martins
AU - Félix, Erika
AU - Cogo-Moreira, Hugo
AU - Liu, Ting
AU - Surkan, Pamela J.
AU - Martins, Silvia S.
AU - Caetano, Sheila C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was financed in part by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico (CNPq; grant 466688/2014-8), Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES; Finance Code 001), and Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do Estado de S?o Paulo (FAPESP; grant 2016/10120-1). We thank Dr. Francisco Rosa Neto for contributing by answering our questions regarding the EDM.
Funding Information:
This work was financed in part by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq; grant 466688/2014-8), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES; Finance Code 001), and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP; grant 2016/10120-1). We thank Dr. Francisco Rosa Neto for contributing by answering our questions regarding the EDM.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Objective: Construct validity for the Motor Development Scale (MDS) has not been established. The aim of this study was to examine whether the unidimensional model of MDS would be appropriate for children aged 4 to 6 years-old and provide construct validity for the items concerning this age group in Brazil. Methods: A total of 938 children participated in the study (214 4-year-olds, 643 5-year-olds, and 81 6-year-olds). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate construct validity of the MDS using a unidimensional model. Results: The CFA for the unidimensional model showed excellent adequacy indices for age 4: Χ2 (2) = 0.581, p = 0.748, comparative fit index (CFI) = 1.000, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 1.090, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.000 (90% confidence interval [90%CI] = 0.000 to 0.093, close fit [Cfit] = 0.841); age 5: Χ2 (2) = 2.669, p = 0.263, CFI = 0.993, TLI = 0.980, RMSEA = 0.023 (90%CI = 0.000 to 0.085, Cfit = 0.682), weighted root mean square residual (WRMR) = 0.407; and age 6: Χ2 (9) = 8.275, p = 0.506, CFI = 1.000, TLI = 1.010, RMSEA = 0.000 (90%CI = 0.000 to 0.118, Cfit = 0.653), WRMR = 0.495. Reliability was good: ω = 0.87 (95%CI = 0.81 to 0.92). Conclusion: The proposed unidimensional solution for the MDS provides a concise, parsimonious and reliable way to assess motor development in children aged 4 to 6 years.
AB - Objective: Construct validity for the Motor Development Scale (MDS) has not been established. The aim of this study was to examine whether the unidimensional model of MDS would be appropriate for children aged 4 to 6 years-old and provide construct validity for the items concerning this age group in Brazil. Methods: A total of 938 children participated in the study (214 4-year-olds, 643 5-year-olds, and 81 6-year-olds). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate construct validity of the MDS using a unidimensional model. Results: The CFA for the unidimensional model showed excellent adequacy indices for age 4: Χ2 (2) = 0.581, p = 0.748, comparative fit index (CFI) = 1.000, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 1.090, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.000 (90% confidence interval [90%CI] = 0.000 to 0.093, close fit [Cfit] = 0.841); age 5: Χ2 (2) = 2.669, p = 0.263, CFI = 0.993, TLI = 0.980, RMSEA = 0.023 (90%CI = 0.000 to 0.085, Cfit = 0.682), weighted root mean square residual (WRMR) = 0.407; and age 6: Χ2 (9) = 8.275, p = 0.506, CFI = 1.000, TLI = 1.010, RMSEA = 0.000 (90%CI = 0.000 to 0.118, Cfit = 0.653), WRMR = 0.495. Reliability was good: ω = 0.87 (95%CI = 0.81 to 0.92). Conclusion: The proposed unidimensional solution for the MDS provides a concise, parsimonious and reliable way to assess motor development in children aged 4 to 6 years.
KW - Assessment
KW - Children
KW - Construct validity
KW - Motor skills
KW - Psychometrics
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U2 - 10.1590/2237-6089-2018-0114
DO - 10.1590/2237-6089-2018-0114
M3 - Article
C2 - 32321087
AN - SCOPUS:85083947869
VL - 42
SP - 82
EP - 85
JO - Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
JF - Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
SN - 2237-6089
IS - 1
ER -