title: Assessing Children at Risk: Psychometric Properties of the Motor Behavior Checklist.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The psychometric properties of the Motor Behavior Checklist (MBC) were examined.
  
  
  METHODS
  A normative database of primary students (N = 841), rated by their physical educators in school settings, were used to investigate the construct validity of the MBC, the internal consistency, the reproducibility, and the interrater agreement.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychometric results supported the model. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed a second-order model with two (Externalizing and Internalizing) broadband domains and seven problems scales: Lack of Attention (10 items), Hyperactivity/Impulsivity (14 items), Rules Breaking (7 items), Low Energy (4 items), Stereotyped Behaviors (2 items), Lack of Social Interaction (10 items), and Lack of Self-Regulation (12 items).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although MBC for children is not a diagnostic tool itself, it can provide valid complementary information on attentional, emotional, and developmental problems in children when used by physical educators in school settings.
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Efstratopoulou
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Rianne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium johan.Simons@faber.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simons
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D057189:Checklist / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: checklist; cluster analysis; confirmatory factor analysis; motor-related behaviors; physical education; reliability