Structural validity of the Movement ABC-2 test: Factor structure comparisons across three age groups

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1361-1369

  Schulz, Joerg ^a   Henderson, Sheila E ^b   Sugden, David A ^c   Barnett, Anna L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Developmental coordination disorder (DCD); Factor analysis; Movement ABC

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT ABC 2 TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDIZATION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79957824371     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.01.032     Document Type: Article

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