Design and Validation of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment in children
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Resumo: | Although fear in early childhood is an emotion that permits survival of danger, fear of water can block and limit children's adaptive development towards this very fear. Aquatic competence is an important milestone in the improvement of general health in childhood, but there are no scales that measure how fear of water can hinder a child's development in the aquatic environment. This study aimed to design and analyze the validity of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment (SFAE) to evaluate the perceived fear of the aquatic environment in three- to six-year-old children. Construct validity was also evaluated by verifying its relation to aquatic competence. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses support the use of five dimensions of influence on the perception of fear of the aquatic environment: social context, equipment/installations, attitude, experiences, and competence. The correlation pattern also supports construct validity showing negative and significant relations between fear and aquatic competence. The SFAE shows a promising initial validity for its use in the aquatic environment during early childhood. |
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Design and Validation of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment in childrenConstrução e validação de uma escala para medir o medo do meio aquático em criançasOriginal ArticleAlthough fear in early childhood is an emotion that permits survival of danger, fear of water can block and limit children's adaptive development towards this very fear. Aquatic competence is an important milestone in the improvement of general health in childhood, but there are no scales that measure how fear of water can hinder a child's development in the aquatic environment. This study aimed to design and analyze the validity of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment (SFAE) to evaluate the perceived fear of the aquatic environment in three- to six-year-old children. Construct validity was also evaluated by verifying its relation to aquatic competence. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses support the use of five dimensions of influence on the perception of fear of the aquatic environment: social context, equipment/installations, attitude, experiences, and competence. The correlation pattern also supports construct validity showing negative and significant relations between fear and aquatic competence. The SFAE shows a promising initial validity for its use in the aquatic environment during early childhood.Embora o medo na primeira infância seja uma emoção que permita a sobrevivência do perigo, o medo da água pode levar a bloquear e limitar o desenvolvimento adaptativo das crianças em relação a esse mesmo medo. A competência aquática é um marco importante na melhoria da saúde geral na infância, mas não há escalas que medem como o medo da água pode prejudicar o desenvolvimento de uma criança no ambiente aquático. Este estudo teve como objetivo projetar e analisar a validade de uma Escala para Medir o Medo do Ambiente Aquático (SFAE) para avaliar o medo percebido do ambiente aquático em crianças de três a seis anos de idade. A validade do construto também foi avaliada verificando sua relação com a competência aquática. As análises fatoriais exploratórias e confirmatórias sustentam o uso de cinco dimensões de influência na percepção do medo do ambiente aquático: contexto social, equipamentos / instalações, atitude, experiências e competências. O padrão de correlação também suporta a validade de construto, mostrando relações negativas e significativas entre medo e competência aquática. O SFAE mostra uma validade inicial promissora para seu uso no ambiente aquático durante a primeira infância.Edições Sílabas Didáticas2020-12-31T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.20242eng2182-29721646-107XMurcia, Juan AntonioHuéscar Hernández, Elisade Paula Borges, LucianeGómez Vera, Neusinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-05T14:54:49Zoai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/20242Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:30:11.486150Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Design and Validation of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment in children Construção e validação de uma escala para medir o medo do meio aquático em crianças |
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Design and Validation of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment in children |
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Design and Validation of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment in children Murcia, Juan Antonio Original Article |
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Design and Validation of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment in children |
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Design and Validation of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment in children |
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Design and Validation of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment in children |
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Design and Validation of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment in children |
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Design and Validation of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment in children |
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Murcia, Juan Antonio |
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Murcia, Juan Antonio Huéscar Hernández, Elisa de Paula Borges, Luciane Gómez Vera, Neus |
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Huéscar Hernández, Elisa de Paula Borges, Luciane Gómez Vera, Neus |
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Murcia, Juan Antonio Huéscar Hernández, Elisa de Paula Borges, Luciane Gómez Vera, Neus |
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Although fear in early childhood is an emotion that permits survival of danger, fear of water can block and limit children's adaptive development towards this very fear. Aquatic competence is an important milestone in the improvement of general health in childhood, but there are no scales that measure how fear of water can hinder a child's development in the aquatic environment. This study aimed to design and analyze the validity of a Scale to Measure Fear of the Aquatic Environment (SFAE) to evaluate the perceived fear of the aquatic environment in three- to six-year-old children. Construct validity was also evaluated by verifying its relation to aquatic competence. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses support the use of five dimensions of influence on the perception of fear of the aquatic environment: social context, equipment/installations, attitude, experiences, and competence. The correlation pattern also supports construct validity showing negative and significant relations between fear and aquatic competence. The SFAE shows a promising initial validity for its use in the aquatic environment during early childhood. |
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