Adaptation and validation of the Portuguese Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 version: a study with preschoolers children - doi: 10.4025/reveducfis.v22i4.12149

• Autor(a) principal: Saraiva, Linda Balinha
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Rodrigues, Luis Paulo, Barreiros, João
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Journal of Physical Education (Maringá)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/RevEducFis/article/view/12149
• topic: Child development; Motor skills; Validation studies.; Child development. Motor skills. Validation studies.; Desenvolvimento infantil; Destreza motora; Estudos de validação.; Desenvolvimento infantil; Destreza motora; Estudos de validação.

The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric proprieties of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales II (PDMS-2) (FOLIO; FEWELL, 2000), using a Portuguese sample group. The Portuguese version of PDMS-2 was applied, according to the manual guidelines of PDMS-2, to 540 children, aged 36 to 71 months from fifteen preschools. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis (S-Bχ2=3.3, p=.349; CFI =1.0, NFI =.99, NNFI=.99, RMSEA =.013) support that the Portuguese version presents a model of two factors (Fine and Gross Motor) as does the original version. Most of the subtests showed a good internal consistency (α = .76 to .95) and good test-retest reliability (ICC = .85 to .95).  These findings indicate that the Portuguese version PDMS-2 is an accurate and valid tool to assess the gross and fine motor skills of Portuguese preschoolers.