Montes-Montes, RebecaDelgado-Lobete, LauraPereira, JavierSantos-del-Riego, SergioPousada, Thais2020-04-202020-04-202020-04-02Montes-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):2425.1661-78271660-4601http://hdl.handle.net/2183/25374[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.engCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Developmental coordination disorderValidityReliabilityScreeningParental questionnaireDevelopmental coordination disorder questionnairejournal articleopen access