{"title":"Predictive Validity of Handgrip Strength, Vertical Jump Power, and Plank Time in the Identification of Pediatric Sarcopenia","authors":"F. Baptista, V. Zymbal, K. Janz","doi":"10.1080/1091367X.2021.1987242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1987242","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study examined the predictive validity of musculoskeletal fitness tests for identifying sarcopenia in youth. The sample was 529 participants age 10 to 18 years. Indices included: total lean body mass (LBM) normalized for height (LBM index, LBMI, kg/m2), appendicular LBMI (aLBMI, kg/m2), and LBM to fat body mass (FBM) ratio (LBM/FBM). Lean and fat tissue were measured via DXA. The cutoff value for sarcopenia was – 2.0 standard deviations ≤ mean for age and sex. Fitness was assessed using handgrip, plank, and vertical jump tests. Variables were standardized using the lambda-mu-sigma (LMS) method. By sex, analysis included the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity (Se), and specificity (Sp). The ROC curves for aLBMI was highly accurate (AUCs ≥ 0.90, Se and Sp = 86–88%) for vertical jump and moderately accurate for handgrip (AUCs = 0.87–0.88, Se and Sp = 71–75%). Fitness tests can be used to identify pediatric sarcopenia.","PeriodicalId":48577,"journal":{"name":"Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science","volume":"26 1","pages":"361 - 370"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44920552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Agreement between the Heart Rate Variability Threshold and Ventilatory Threshold in Young Women: Impact of Cardiac Parasympathetic Status and Cardiorespiratory Fitness","authors":"C. J. D. da Cruz, L. G. G. Porto, G. E. Molina","doi":"10.1080/1091367X.2021.1979980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1979980","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The heart rate variability threshold (HRVT) is a useful and inexpensive alternative to estimate the ventilatory threshold (VT). However, its validity in women remains underexplored. We investigated the agreement between HRVT and VT in young women and the influence of cardiac parasympathetic status and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Sixty-one women [Age: 24.5 ± 4.6 years, BMI: 23.4 ± 2.6 kg/m2, O2max: 36.6 ± 6.1 (mL (kg.min)−1)] underwent a maximal exercise test on a treadmill. We assessed HRVT using four methods: HRVTvisual, HRVTDmax, HRVT3ms, HRVT1ms. Low bias and limits of agreement were observed between VT and HRVTvisual [−.1 (−1.5. 1.3) km/h] and HRVTDmax [−.1 (−1.6, 1.4) km/h] methods. Higher limits of agreement were observed for HRVT3ms [.1 (−2.1, 2.1) km/h] and HRVT1ms [.4 (−1.8, 2.7) km/h]. In conclusion, acceptable agreement was observed between VT and HRVT in women, mainly when visual and Dmax methods were used for HRVT assessment.","PeriodicalId":48577,"journal":{"name":"Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science","volume":"26 1","pages":"179 - 190"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42892030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christine E. Pacewicz, Christopher R. Hill, Seungmin Lee, Nicholas D. Myers, Isaac Prilleltensky, Adam McMahon, K. Pfeiffer, Ahnalee M. Brincks
{"title":"Testing Measurement Invariance in Physical Education and Exercise Science: A Tutorial Using the Well-Being Self-Efficacy Scale","authors":"Christine E. Pacewicz, Christopher R. Hill, Seungmin Lee, Nicholas D. Myers, Isaac Prilleltensky, Adam McMahon, K. Pfeiffer, Ahnalee M. Brincks","doi":"10.1080/1091367X.2021.1964508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1964508","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In physical education and exercise science, it is common to examine mean differences between groups or to assess change across time. However, before group differences or change can be confidently examined, measurement invariance can be tested. Measurement invariance tests the equivalence of a construct across groups or across time. If measurement invariance is supported, then differences in latent means can more confidently be attributed to individuals’ different standings on a construct. Though an important first step to confidently examine group differences and change across time, this technique is sometimes not used in the field. Thus, the purpose of this manuscript was to provide a didactic review and illustration of measurement invariance within the field. We review a methodological approach to measurement invariance, the sequential steps used in this approach, assessing model-data fit, and testing partial invariance. We provide an illustration of the technique and conclude with practical considerations.","PeriodicalId":48577,"journal":{"name":"Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science","volume":"26 1","pages":"165 - 177"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44483949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
André G. Bateman, Nicholas D. Myers, Sisi Chen, Seungmin Lee
{"title":"Measurement of Physical Activity Self-Efficacy in Physical Activity-Promoting Interventions in Adults: A Systematic Review","authors":"André G. Bateman, Nicholas D. Myers, Sisi Chen, Seungmin Lee","doi":"10.1080/1091367X.2021.1962324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1962324","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Self-efficacy is a psychosocial determinant of physical activity in adults. Different scales have been used to measure physical activity self-efficacy. This review examines the theoretical and measurement quality of scales measuring physical activity self-efficacy in physical activity-promoting interventions. The search strategy was based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Studies were included if they measured physical activity self-efficacy in adults aged 18 to 65. One hundred sixteen studies were reviewed. Fourteen multi-item and five single-item scales were identified. The properties of the scales varied. The following issues were identified: (a) a lack of concordance between self-efficacy and physical activity measurement, (b) not specifying physical activity levels, (c) theoretically imprecise construct labels, (d) not emphasizing essential conceptual properties, (e) not reporting dimensionality and (f) the use of single-item measures. The scales showed good administrative properties. Recommendations are made to improve the measurement of physical activity self-efficacy.","PeriodicalId":48577,"journal":{"name":"Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science","volume":"26 1","pages":"141 - 154"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48330778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Variable Height Step Test Provides Reliable Heart Rate Values During Virtual Cardiorespiratory Fitness Testing","authors":"E. Matthews, F. Horvat, D. Phillips","doi":"10.1080/1091367X.2021.1964507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1964507","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The YMCA step test uses a prescribed step height which is difficult in a telehealth setting. Examine a modification of the YMCA step test allowing for the use of preexisting in-home objects of variable height as the “step” in a virtual environment. Young healthy participants (n = 40) performed step tests with a small and large object of their choosing within their home in a randomized cross-over study. The stepping frequency was modified for each step height using an established metabolic formula to match estimated exercising VO2 of the YMCA step test. Post-exercise self-palpated heart rate from the small (average 101 ± 23 BPM) vs large (103 ± 23 BPM) step tests were correlated (r = 0.865, p < .001) with good reliability (ICC = 0.865) and within-participant coefficient of variation of 6.8%. Modifying step frequency to account for the varying heights of objects used as “steps” results in reliable heart rate responses to the YMCA step test.","PeriodicalId":48577,"journal":{"name":"Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science","volume":"26 1","pages":"155 - 164"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48555039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Maïano, A. Morin, J. April, E. Webster, O. Hue, C. Dugas, D. Ulrich
{"title":"Psychometric Properties of a French-Canadian Version of the Test of Gross Motor Development – Third Edition (TGMD-3): A Bifactor Structural Equation Modeling Approach","authors":"C. Maïano, A. Morin, J. April, E. Webster, O. Hue, C. Dugas, D. Ulrich","doi":"10.1080/1091367X.2021.1946541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1946541","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The objective was to assess the psychometric properties of a French-Canadian version of the third edition of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-3). Participants were 127 French-speaking Canadian children. Results supported the validity-reliability of a bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling representation of the TGMD-3. Additionally, results supported a lack of differential item functioning as a function of age, body mass index (BMI), physical activity/sport practice (PA/SP), and sex. Finally, latent mean differences showed that: (a) older children score lower on specific skills and higher on the global motor skills factor than younger children; (b) children with a higher BMI score lower on locomotor skills than children with a lower BMI; (c) children with higher weekly frequency of PA/SP score higher on the global motor skills factor than children with a lower weekly frequency of PA/SP; and (d) boys score higher on ball skills and lower locomotor skills than girls.","PeriodicalId":48577,"journal":{"name":"Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science","volume":"26 1","pages":"51 - 62"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1946541","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46246088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Speeding up or Slowing Down? Analysis of Race Results in Elite-level Swimming from 2011-2019 to Predict Future Olympic Games Performances","authors":"Emmet Crowley, K. Ng, I. Mujika, C. Powell","doi":"10.1080/1091367X.2021.1952592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1952592","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine the trends in Olympic Games (OLY) and World Long Course Championships (WLC) across three performance categories (1st-3rd, 4th-8th and 9th-16th), and to make predictions for the 2024 OLY. Top 16 rankings were obtained for all OLY and WLC competitions between 2011 and 2019. Linear regression and forecasting models were used to examine trends and predictions. A total of 3,061 individual race results were included. For both genders, significant changes were observed in 13 of 14 Olympic events, with most changes highlighting those events have improved (mean: −0.72% (± 0.81%) for Men; −0.60% (± 0.81%) for Women). For the 2024 predictions, events fall into five groups: improving; declining; converging; diverging; and stable. These results offer insights about trends in times required to be a semi-finalist, finalist, and medalist. This, coupled with the 2024 predictions, may allow high-performance programs to target specific OLY events.","PeriodicalId":48577,"journal":{"name":"Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science","volume":"26 1","pages":"130 - 140"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48138651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah C. Ullrich-French, A. Cox, Christopher Huong
{"title":"The State Mindfulness Scale for Physical Activity 2: Expanding the Assessment of Monitoring and Acceptance","authors":"Sarah C. Ullrich-French, A. Cox, Christopher Huong","doi":"10.1080/1091367X.2021.1952207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1952207","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study expanded the State Mindfulness Scale for Physical Activity (SMS-PA) to include acceptance items to better represent core elements of mindfulness. Young adults who just participated in physical activity (N = 394) completed a survey to assess state mindfulness and theoretically relevant constructs about affect, motivation, and body image. An exploratory factor analysis was used to reduce the item pool on half of the sample. A 19-item and 15-item version of the SMS-PA2 were further tested through confirmatory factor analysis on the second half of the sample demonstrating a theoretically based factor structure representing either a total score or four separate factors – monitoring of the mind and body and accepting of the mind and body. The SMS-PA2 scores demonstrated evidence supporting construct and incremental validity through associations with theoretically relevant variables. Initial evidence shows expanded predictive utility of the SMS-PA2.","PeriodicalId":48577,"journal":{"name":"Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science","volume":"26 1","pages":"116 - 129"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47429275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kalliope Kaltsonoudi, N. Tsigilis, K. Karteroliotis
{"title":"Critical Review of the Literature and Current Tendencies of the Common Method Variance in Sport Management Research","authors":"Kalliope Kaltsonoudi, N. Tsigilis, K. Karteroliotis","doi":"10.1080/1091367X.2021.1949322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1949322","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Common method variance refers to the amount of uncontrolled systematic error leading to biased estimates of scale reliability and validity and to spurious covariance shared among variables due to common method and/or common source employed in survey-based researches. As the extended use of self-report questionnaires is inevitable, numerous studies have provided remedies for this phenomenon. This study primarily aims at the integrative review of four leading sport management journals regarding the way researchers identify and control for common method variance. The results showed that a large proportion (82.4%) of researchers does not deal with the issue of common method variance and only a few articles (15 out of 307) provide sufficient evidence of controlling for common method variance with the use of a combination of procedural and statistical remedies. This article represents an initial attempt to critically approach the integration of the issue of common method variance in sport management research.","PeriodicalId":48577,"journal":{"name":"Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science","volume":"26 1","pages":"103 - 115"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1949322","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43978029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale in Youth with Visual Impairments: Psychometrics and a Population-specific Short Form","authors":"Adam Pennell, M. Patey, Jenna Fisher, A. Brian","doi":"10.1080/1091367X.2021.1949321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1949321","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Falls are a significant medical and economical concern worldwide. Younger individuals with visual impairment (VI) may be more susceptible to falling and fall-related injuries when compared to peers without a VI. Self-perceived balance confidence is a psychological construct that may predict and/or mediate fall- or other health-related outcomes in youth with VI. However, extensive psychometric vetting of falls-related self-efficacy self-report inventories (such as the Activity-specific Balance Confidence Scale [ABC]) have not occurred in youth with VI. In line with classical test theory, the purposes of this study were to examine the immediate measurement properties of ABC scores in youth with VI and to derive and analyze a short version of the ABC in youth with VI (N=101). Total and item-level ABC (and the newly developed ABC-6VI) scores presented with strong-to-acceptable forms/levels of reliability and validity. ABC-6VI scores appear to have certain psychometric limitations (i.e., increased variability; decreased stability).","PeriodicalId":48577,"journal":{"name":"Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science","volume":"26 1","pages":"89 - 102"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1091367X.2021.1949321","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43704960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}