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Department of motor behavior, Faculty of sport sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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Department of Motor Behavior,, Faculty of Sport Sciences,, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
10.22091/frs.2025.13148.1064
Abstract
Background and Aims: The Newsha developmental scale is among the few Iranian development assessment tools evaluating seven developmental skills—including motor skills—in children from birth to 72 months. Limited studies have examined its psychometric properties, particularly for the motor subscale. This study aimed to investigate the concurrent and construct validity of Newsha motor development subscale in preschool children. Materials and Methods: Eighty preschool children (mean age = 4.1 ± 0.7 years) were randomly selected from three kindergartens in Bajestan, Iran. Concurrent validity was assessed by correlating the Newsha motor subscale scores with the total, gross, and fine motor skills scores of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3 (ASQ-3). Construct validity was examined via the correlation between age and Newsha motor development scores. Due to non-normal data distribution, Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used. Results: Results indicated weak positive correlations between the Newsha motor skill and ASQ-3 total scores (rs > = 0.11) and gross motor skills (rs = 0.23), an unacceptable correlation with fine motor skills (rs = −0.04), and a moderate positive correlation with age (rs = 0.67). Conclusion: Findings suggest that the Newsha motor development subscale demonstrates weak concurrent validity and moderate construct validity for assessing motor skills in preschoolers, raising concerns about its suitability for motor development screening.
Bakhsh, M., Shojaei, M., & Daneshfar, A. (2025). Psychometric Validation of the Newsha Developmental Scale in Preschoolers. Functional Research in Sport Psychology, 2(2), 104-116. doi: 10.22091/frs.2025.13148.1064
MLA
Mohadesh Bakhsh; Masoumeh Shojaei; Afkham Daneshfar. "Psychometric Validation of the Newsha Developmental Scale in Preschoolers". Functional Research in Sport Psychology, 2, 2, 2025, 104-116. doi: 10.22091/frs.2025.13148.1064
HARVARD
Bakhsh, M., Shojaei, M., Daneshfar, A. (2025). 'Psychometric Validation of the Newsha Developmental Scale in Preschoolers', Functional Research in Sport Psychology, 2(2), pp. 104-116. doi: 10.22091/frs.2025.13148.1064
VANCOUVER
Bakhsh, M., Shojaei, M., Daneshfar, A. Psychometric Validation of the Newsha Developmental Scale in Preschoolers. Functional Research in Sport Psychology, 2025; 2(2): 104-116. doi: 10.22091/frs.2025.13148.1064
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