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Pictorial scale of physical self-concept for younger children (P-PSC-C): a feasibility study

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posted on 2024-06-03, 13:05 authored by M Tietjens, D Dreiskaemper, T Utesch, N Schott, Lisa BarnettLisa Barnett, T Hinkley
Children’s self-perception of motor skills and physical fitness is said to be an important mediator between skills and physical fitness on the one hand and physical activity on the other hand. To understand the development and the differentiation of the physical self-concept of children and its components an age-appropriate self-perception scale is needed. Therefore, the objectives of this study were (1) to develop a pictorial scale of physical fitness for pre-school children (3-6), and (2) to describe the face validity and feasibility of the scale. The study sample included 27 kindergarten children. In order to determine the psychometric properties, validity was assessed through administration of the Pictorial Scale for Physical Self-Concept in Kindergarten children (P-PSC-C) compared with children’s fundamental movement skill competency (Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD)-3; 6 locomotor and 7 object-control skills), height, weight, and demographics. The face validity was favorable. Expectable negatively skewed response distributions in all items were found. Medium correlations with related constructs and with sport enjoyment were found. The results indicate that the new scale is usable for kindergarten children. Future validation studies are needed so the new scale can contribute to the research about physical-self-concept development in kindergarten children.

History

Journal

Journal of motor learning and development

Volume

6

Pagination

S391-S402

Location

Champaign, Ill.

ISSN

2325-3193

eISSN

2325-3215

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article, C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2018, Human Kinetics, Inc

Issue

s2

Publisher

Human Kinetics