Table 2 Overall physical literacy and subdomain scores for all children, and by sex (girls, n = 871; boys, n = 999) and age groups (4–6 years, n = 676; 7–9 years, n = 654; 10–12 years, n = 540)
From: The validity of the Physical Literacy in Children Questionnaire in children aged 4 to 12
Domain | Total | Girls | Boys | Girls VS Boys | A | B | C | Age group differences | Post-hoc | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | Mdn | M (SD) | Mdn | M (SD) | Mdn | Z | P | M (SD) | Mdn | M (SD) | Mdn | M (SD) | Mdn | H | P | ||
Physical (range 12–48) | 37.2 (7.0) | 38.0 | 36.5 (6.7) | 37.0 | 37.8 (7.1) | 39.0 | -4.45 | 0.000 | 36.7 (7.2) | 37.0 | 38.6 (6.4) | 39.0 | 36.0 (7.1) | 36.5 | 46.37 | 0.000 | B > C; B > A |
Psychological (range 7–28) | 23.6 (3.9) | 24.0 | 23.3 (3.8) | 24.0 | 23.8 (3.9) | 25.0 | -3.57 | 0.000 | 22.9 (4.0) | 23.0 | 24.2 (3.6) | 25.0 | 23.5 (3.9) | 24.0 | 36.77 | 0.000 | B > C; B > A |
Social (range 4–16) | 13.8 (2.4) | 14.0 | 13.8 (2.3) | 14.0 | 13.9 (2.4) | 15.0 | -1.19 | 0.236 | 13.9 (2.4) | 15.0 | 14.1 (2.2) | 15.0 | 13.4 (2.5) | 14.0 | 28.76 | 0.000 | A > C; B > C |
Cognitive (range 7–28) | 24.2 (3.8) | 25.0 | 24.1 (3.6) | 25.0 | 24.4 (3.9) | 25.0 | -3.01 | 0.003 | 23.4 (4.1) | 24.0 | 24.9 (3.5) | 26.0 | 24.5 (3.4) | 25.0 | 51.16 | 0.000 | B > C; C > A; B > A |
Overall (range 30–120) | 98.8 (14.3) | 100.0 | 97.7 (13.7) | 99.0 | 99.8 (14.7) | 102.0 | -4.01 | 0.000 | 97.0 (14.7) | 97.5 | 101.9 (13.4) | 104.0 | 97.4 (14.2) | 99.5 | 48.72 | 0.000 | B > C; B > A |