Psychometric validation and reference norms for the European Spanish Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire: DCDQ-ES
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Psychometric validation and reference norms for the European Spanish Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire: DCDQ-ESAuthor(s)
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2020-04-02Citation
Montes-Montes R, Delgado-Lobete L, Pereira J, Santos-Del-Riego S, Pousada T. Psychometric validation and reference norms for the European Spanish Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire: DCDQ-ES. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 2;17(7):2425.
Abstract
[Abstract]
The Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) is a widely used
and well-validated tool that contributes to the diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder
(DCD). The aim of this study was to further analyze the psychometric properties of the European
Spanish cross-culturally adapted version of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire
(DCDQ-ES) in a sample of Spanish children aged 6–11 years and to establish reference norms with
respect to age groups. Parents of 540 typically developing children completed the DCDQ-ES. A
second sample of 30 children with probable DCD (pDCD) was used to test its discriminant validity.
Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original three-factor structure and the internal consistency
was excellent (Cronbach’s α = 0.907). Significant differences between age groups were found. The
pDCD group scored significantly lower than the reference sample in the three subscales and DCDQ-ES
total score (p < 0.001; AUC = 0.872). The DCDQ-ES is a reliable and valid tool for screening motor
coordination difficulties in Spanish children and for identifying children with probable DCD. The
findings of this research suggest that context-specific cut-off scores should be systematically utilized
when using cross-cultural adaptations of the DCDQ. Age-specific cut-off scores for Spanish children
are provided.
Keywords
Developmental coordination disorder
Validity
Reliability
Screening
Parental questionnaire
Developmental coordination disorder questionnaire
Validity
Reliability
Screening
Parental questionnaire
Developmental coordination disorder questionnaire
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1661-7827
1660-4601
1660-4601