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  • Child Development
  • Motor Skill Acquisition
  • Physical Education Assessment

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  • Physical literacy is crucial for lifelong physical activity.
  • The Physical Literacy Assessment for Youth (PLAYfun) is a tool to measure motor competence, comprehension, and confidence in youth.
  • Its measurement properties have not been previously reported in scientific literature.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the factor structure of the PLAYfun motor competence scale.
  • To investigate variations in PLAYfun subscale scores based on age and sex in children and youth.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 215 children and youth aged 7 to 14 years participated.
  • Data were collected from 27 after-school programs in Ontario.
  • Trained research assistants administered the PLAYfun assessment with high interrater agreement (ICC=0.87).

Main Results:

  • A five-factor structure for PLAYfun demonstrated acceptable model fit.
  • PLAYfun scores significantly increased with age, aligning with developmental expectations.
  • Girls exhibited lower performance than boys in upper and lower body object control skills.

Conclusions:

  • The factor structure and age/sex patterns support PLAYfun's validity for assessing motor competence.
  • Further evaluation of PLAYfun and its subscales is recommended.
  • This study provides foundational psychometric evidence for the PLAYfun tool.