Validity of the Perceived Physical Ability Scale for Children: An Actigraphic Study

Lorenzo Tonetti, Alicia Carissimi, Marco Fabbri, Marco Filardi, Sara Giovagnoli, Monica Martoni and Vincenzo Natale
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Lorenzo Tonetti: Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Alicia Carissimi: Laboratório de Cronobiologia e Sono do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre CEP 90035-003, RS, Brazil
Marco Fabbri: Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy
Marco Filardi: Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70121 Bari, Italy
Sara Giovagnoli: Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Monica Martoni: Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Vincenzo Natale: Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-6

Abstract: This study aimed to provide evidence of the validity of the Perceived Physical Ability Scale for Children against an external-objective criterion of the 24 h motor activity pattern assessed through actigraphy. A total of 107 children (60 females; mean age 10.25 ± 0.48) were originally enrolled. Children wore the actigraph model Actiwatch AW64 (Cambridge Neurotechnology Ltd., Fenstanton, UK) for seven days, 24 h per day, around the non-dominant wrist. At the beginning of the actigraphic recording, participants filled in the Perceived Physical Ability Scale for Children. Functional Linear Modeling was used to examine variation in the 24 h motor activity pattern according to the total score in the Perceived Physical Ability Scale for Children. Higher physical self-efficacy was significantly related to greater levels of motor activity in the afternoon. Overall, this pattern of results supports the validity of the Perceived Physical Ability Scale for Children against the external-objective criterion of the 24 h motor pattern. The Perceived Physical Ability Scale for Children could represent a promising endpoint for studies assessing the effectiveness of physical activity promotion interventions.

Keywords: physical self-efficacy; actigraphy; children; perceived physical ability scale for children; 24 h motor activity pattern (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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