Reliability and Structural Validity of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 in Croatian Preschool Children
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Ethical Considerations
2.3. Instrument
2.4. Procedure (Assessment)
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive and Classification Results
3.2. Reliability
3.3. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gender | 3 yrs. | 4 yrs. | 5 yrs. | 6 yrs. | Total |
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boys | 33 | 65 | 141 | 127 | 366 |
girls | 37 | 68 | 118 | 94 | 317 |
total | 70 | 133 | 259 | 221 | 683 |
Mean (SD) | ||||||||
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MABC-2 Item | 3 yr. (n = 70) | n | 4 yr. (n = 133) | n | 5 yr. (n = 259) | n | 6 yr. (n = 221) | n |
Posting coins pref. hand | 14.13 (4.03) | 70 | 14.62 (6.66) | 133 | 20.61 (4.46) | 259 | 18.62 (3.08) | 221 |
Posting coins non-pref. hand | 16.19 (4.37) | 70 | 15.77 (7.66) | 131 | 22.96 (5.91) | 259 | 19.99 (3.94) | 219 |
Threading beads | 65.33 (30.2) | 68 | 55.34 (27.61) | 128 | 74.2 (39.29) | 250 | 60.76 (24.42) | 218 |
Drawing trail | 4.95 (3.18) | 67 | 2.98 (2.71) | 133 | 2.36 (2.50) | 255 | 1.83 (2.27) | 221 |
Catching beanbag | 5.05 (2.15) | 70 | 6.81 (2.19) | 132 | 7.68 (1.98) | 259 | 8.49 (1.59) | 221 |
Throwing beanbag on to mat | 4.02 (1.94) | 69 | 4.65 (1.82) | 132 | 5.2 (2.08) | 259 | 5.56 (2.08) | 221 |
One-leg balance pref. leg | 6.02 (4.51) | 68 | 10.24 (7.54) | 131 | 19.41 (9.44) | 257 | 24.22 (8.11) | 221 |
One-leg balance non-pref. leg | 4.55 (3.19) | 68 | 9.26 (7.15) | 131 | 16.47 (9.79) | 259 | 21.26 (9.3) | 220 |
Walking heels raised | 10.20 (4.48) | 68 | 12.36 (3.86) | 133 | 13.28 (2.99) | 257 | 13.43 (2.78) | 221 |
Jumping on mats | 3.84 (1.18) | 69 | 4.41 (1.01) | 133 | 4.66 (0.86) | 258 | 4.77 (0.79) | 221 |
Total test score | 79.71 (12.27) | 72.08 (10.76) | - | 74.51 (12.68) | - | 71.16 (12.45) | - |
Percentile | Classification n (%) | |||
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Age | Mean (SD) | Motor Impairment Red Category | At Risk Yellow Category | Normal Development Green Category |
3 yr. (n = 62) | 51.53 (26.80) | 2 (3) | 3 (5) | 57 (92) |
4 yr. (n = 125) | 35.02 (23.36) | 10 (8) | 8 (6) | 107 (86) |
5 yr. (n = 246) | 41.04 (26.20) | 23 (9) | 14 (6) | 209 (85) |
6 yr. (n = 217) | 34.49 (25.74) | 23 (11) | 29 (13) | 165 (76) |
Total (N = 650) | 38.70 (26.03) | 58 (9) | 54 (8) | 538 (83) |
ICC (±95% CI) | |||||
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Based on Raw Scores | Based on Standard Scores | ||||
MABC-2 Item | 3 yr. (n = 25) | 4 yr. (n = 27) | 5 yr. (n = 53) | 6 yr. (n = 68) | Total (N = 173) |
Posting coins pref. hand | 0.82 (0.60 0.92) | 0.69 (0.33 0.86) | 0.74 (0.55 0.85) | 0.85 (0.76 0.91) | 0.76 (0.68 0.82) |
Posting coins non- pref. hand | 0.84 (0.64 0.93) | 0.68 (0.28 0.85) | 0.83 (0.70 0.91) | 0.72 (0.51 0.83) | 0.72 (0.62 0.79) |
Threading beads | 0.75 (0.45 0.89) | 0.92 (0.80 0.97) | 0.88 (0.75 0.94) | 0.70 (0.48 0.82) | 0.80 (0.71 0.86) |
Drawing trail | 0.78 (0.50 0.91) | 0.84 (0.66 0.93) | 0.81 (0.67 0.90) | 0.79 (0.66 0.87) | 0.83 (0.78 0.88) |
Catching beanbag | 0.55 (0.05 0.80) | 0.92 (0.83 0.97) | 0.65 (0.40 0.80) | 0.48 (0.16 0.68) | 0.70 (0.60 0.78) |
Throwing beanbag on to mat | 0.66 (0.22 0.85) | 0.67 (0.29 0.85) | 0.57 (0.26 0.75) | 0.78 (0.63 0.86) | 0.75 (0.66 0.81) |
One-leg balance pref. leg | 0.84 (0.64 0.93) | 0.68 (0.28 0.85) | 0.80 (0.66 0.89) | 0.49 (0.19 0.68) | 0.81 (0.75 0.86) |
One-leg balance non-pref. leg | 0.80 (0.55 0.91) | 0.62 (0.16 0.82) | 0.77 (0.60 0.87) | 0.68 (0.46 0.80) | 0.77 (0.69 0.83) |
Walking heels raised | 0.87 (0.70 0.94) | 0.88 (0.73 0.94) | 0.83 (0.70 0.90) | 0.64 (0.42 0.78) | 0.78 (0.70 0.83) |
Jumping on mats | 0.92 (0.82 0.96) | 0.78 (0.52 0.90) | 0.59 (0.30 0.76) | 0.66 (0.45 0.79) | 0.66 (0.54 0.75) |
TTS/TSS * | 0.53 (0.10 0.80) | 0.85 (0.64 0.94) | 0.75 (0.54 0.86) | 0.83 (0.62 0.91) | 0.79 (0.71 0.85) |
Age | Reliability Parameters | Posting Coins Pref. Hand | Posting Coins Non-Pref. Hand | Threading Beads | Drawing Trail | Catching Beanbag | Throwing Beanbag on to Mat | One-Leg Balance Pref. Leg | One-Leg Balance Non-Pref. Leg | Walking Heels Raised | Jumping on Mats | TTS |
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3 yr. | SEM | 1.23 | 1.37 | 9.93 | 1.76 | 1.87 | 1.13 | 1.25 | 0.95 | 2.20 | 0.32 | 8.40 |
SEM% | 8.16 | 8.39 | 17.74 | 26.96 | 36.68 | 25.95 | 28.08 | 31.66 | 20.75 | 7.65 | 10.64 | |
SDC90 | 2.86 | 3.19 | 23.14 | 4.11 | 4.36 | 2.64 | 2.92 | 2.22 | 5.13 | 0.74 | 19.58 | |
SDC95 | 3.41 | 3.80 | 27.52 | 4.88 | 5.18 | 3.13 | 3.47 | 2.64 | 6.09 | 0.88 | 23.27 | |
4 yr. | SEM | 3.01 | 3.39 | 4.90 | 1.09 | 0.84 | 1.30 | 4.56 | 4.44 | 2.34 | 0.43 | 5.30 |
SEM% | 23.34 | 24.17 | 12.02 | 41.39 | 12.17 | 26.66 | 52.31 | 58.17 | 20.39 | 9.14 | 7.19 | |
SDC90 | 7.01 | 7.89 | 11.42 | 2.54 | 1.95 | 3.02 | 10.63 | 10.34 | 5.45 | 1.00 | 12.34 | |
SDC95 | 8.33 | 9.38 | 13.57 | 3.02 | 2.32 | 3.60 | 12.63 | 12.29 | 6.49 | 1.19 | 14.67 | |
5 yr. | SEM | 2.24 | 1.91 | 8.78 | 1.29 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 7.72 | 6.17 | 1.75 | 1.53 | 6.84 |
SEM% | 11.82 | 8.86 | 16.21 | 68.12 | 12.20 | 26.27 | 35.83 | 38.25 | 12.72 | 31.35 | 8.48 | |
SDC90 | 5.22 | 4.44 | 20.45 | 3.00 | 2.32 | 3.29 | 17.99 | 14.38 | 4.09 | 3.56 | 15.93 | |
SDC95 | 6.20 | 5.28 | 24.31 | 3.57 | 2.76 | 3.91 | 21.39 | 17.09 | 4.86 | 4.23 | 18.94 | |
6 yr. | SEM | 0.95 | 1.83 | 10.65 | 1.12 | 0.97 | 1.14 | 10.22 | 6.57 | 1.78 | 0.12 | 5.77 |
SEM% | 5.23 | 9.23 | 20.31 | 68.98 | 10.67 | 21.84 | 41.52 | 38.02 | 11.48 | 2.4 | 7.63 | |
SDC90 | 2.21 | 4.27 | 24.81 | 2.62 | 2.26 | 2.65 | 23.82 | 15.31 | 4.15 | 0.28 | 13.45 | |
SDC95 | 2.62 | 5.08 | 29.49 | 3.11 | 2.69 | 3.15 | 28.32 | 18.2 | 4.93 | 0.33 | 15.99 |
Posting Coins Pref. Hand | Posting Coins Non-Pref. Hand | Threading Beads | Drawing Trail | Catching Beanbag | Throwing Beanbag on to Mat | One-Leg Balance Pref. Leg | One-Leg Balance Pref. Leg | Walking Heels Raised | Jumping on Mats | TTS | |
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ICC (±95% CI) | 0.96 (0.91–0.98) | 0.97 (0.94–099) | 0.99 (0.99–1.00) | 0.88 (0.73–095) | 0.86 (0.68–0.94) | 0.95 (0.88–0.98) | 0.99 (0.97–0.99) | 0.97 (0.92–0.99) | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | 0.95 (0.88–0.98) | 0.94 (0.86–0.97) |
SEM | 1.12 | 0.96 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 1.73 | 2.21 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 3.16 |
SDC95 | 3.10 | 2.67 | 1.65 | 2.80 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 4.79 | 6.13 | 0.38 | 0.67 | 8.75 |
SDC90 | 2.61 | 2.25 | 1.38 | 2.35 | 1.55 | 1.58 | 4.03 | 5.15 | 0.32 | 0.56 | 7.36 |
MABC-2 Item | PostCoP | PostCoNp | Thread | Drawing | Catching | Throwing | LegBalB | LegBalO | WalkHeel | Jumping |
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PostCoNp | 0.69 ** | |||||||||
Thread | 0.31 ** | 0.28 ** | ||||||||
Drawing | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 * | |||||||
Catching | 0.05 | 0.01 | −0.05 | 0.08 * | ||||||
Throwing | −0.03 | −0.02 | 0.10 * | 0.19 ** | 0.12 ** | |||||
LegBalB | 0.15 ** | 0.13 ** | 0.10 * | 0.02 | 0.16 ** | 0.06 | ||||
LegBalO | 0.12 ** | 0.11 ** | 0.14 ** | 0.03 | 0.13 ** | 0.04 | 0.64 ** | |||
WalkHeel | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.11 ** | 0.10 * | −0.05 | 0.19 ** | 0.19 ** | ||
Jumping | 0.10 * | 00.05 | 0.11 ** | 0.13 ** | 0.18 ** | 0.08 * | 0.12 ** | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
TSS | 0.43 ** | 0.41 ** | 0.56 ** | 0.49 ** | 0.40 ** | 0.40 ** | 0.42 ** | 0.41 ** | 0.40 ** | 0.41 ** |
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Serbetar, I.; Loftesnes, J.M.; Mamen, A. Reliability and Structural Validity of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 in Croatian Preschool Children. Sports 2019, 7, 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7120248
Serbetar I, Loftesnes JM, Mamen A. Reliability and Structural Validity of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 in Croatian Preschool Children. Sports. 2019; 7(12):248. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7120248
Chicago/Turabian StyleSerbetar, Ivan, Jan Morten Loftesnes, and Asgeir Mamen. 2019. "Reliability and Structural Validity of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 in Croatian Preschool Children" Sports 7, no. 12: 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7120248
APA StyleSerbetar, I., Loftesnes, J. M., & Mamen, A. (2019). Reliability and Structural Validity of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 in Croatian Preschool Children. Sports, 7(12), 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7120248