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Table 4 Internal consistency reliability with polychoric alpha (with 95% confidence interval) and divided by sex and age group

From: The validity of the Physical Literacy in Children Questionnaire in children aged 4 to 12

Domain

Total

n = 1870

Sex

Age group

Boy

n = 999

Girl

n = 871

A

n = 676

B

n = 654

C

n = 540

Sum of domains (30 items)

Range 30 to 120

0.94 [0.91, 0.97]

0.95 [0.92, 0.97]

0.93 [0.89, 0.96]

0.93 [0.89, 0.96]

0.95 [0.92, 0.97]

0.94 [0.91, 0.97]

Physical (12 items)

Range 12 to 48

0.86 [0.71, 0.95]

0.88[0.75, 0.96]

0.84 [0.66, 0.94]

0.86 [0.70, 0.95]

0.86 [0.70, 0.95]

0.87 [0.73, 0.96]

Psychological (7 items)

Range 7 to 28

0.83 [0.53, 0.97]

0.85[0.58, 0.97]

0.80 [0.45, 0.96]

0.80 [0.46, 0.96]

0.84 [0.55, 0.97]

0.85 [0.59, 0.97]

Social (4 items)

Range 4 to 16

0.81[0.01, 0.99]

0.82 [0.07, 0.99]

0.79 [-0.05, 0.99]

0.78 [-0.11, 0.98]

0.81 [0.01, 0.99]

0.83 [0.13, 0.99]

Cognitive (7 items)

Range 7 to 28

0.86[0.62, 0.97]

0.88 [0.67, 0.98]

0.84 [0.56, 0.97]

0.84 [0.56, 0.97]

0.88 [0.67, 0.98]

0.87 [0.63, 0.97]

  1. A = 4 to 6 years. B = 7 to 9 years. C = 10 to 12 years