Psychometric properties of the schedule of growing skills II: Portuguese version

Authors

  • Carla Afonso Varajidás Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
  • Magda Machado Editora Hogrefe
  • Maria Paula Mota Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
  • Rui Martins Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
  • Maria Carmo Lisboa Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
  • Isabel Soares Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
  • Susana Sousa Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
  • José Carlos Leitão Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_60-1_1

Keywords:

psychomotor development, children, measures, psychometric properties, reliability

Abstract

The second version of the Schedule of Growing Skills (SGS-II) was standardized using a sample of 348 UK children, ages 0 to 5 years. It examined ten psychomotor development areas in 14 age ranges. The Portuguese version of SGS-II was published in 2003, re-edited in 2011, and re-published in 2012, but its psychometric properties remained untested. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of SGS-II, comparing them with the results of the UK version. A sample of 364 Portuguese children, 193 boys and 172 girls, with an average age of 34.45 months (±18.62) was assessed with the SGS-II. The results have shown suitable psychometric properties of the SGS-II Portuguese version, adequate for the screening of children development. The internal consistency coefficients ranged from adequate to excellent (≥.7) and similar correlation results among the scale’s versions (English and Portuguese) were positive, high, and significant.

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Published

2017-07-17

How to Cite

Varajidás, C. A., Machado, M., Mota, M. P., Martins, R., Lisboa, M. C., Soares, I., Sousa, S., & Leitão, J. C. (2017). Psychometric properties of the schedule of growing skills II: Portuguese version. Psychologica, 60(1), 7-18. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_60-1_1

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Vol. 60 No. 1 (2017)

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