title: Comparison between the Movement ABC-2 and the Zurich Neuromotor Assessment in Preschool Children.
abstract: An established test instrument for the assessment of motor performance in children between 3 and 16 years is the Movement Assessment Battery for Children - Second Edition (M-ABC-2). The Zurich Neuromotor Assessment (ZNA) is also widely used for the evaluation of children's motor performance but has not been compared with the M-ABC-2 for children below five years for the purpose of convergent validity. Forty-seven children (26 boys, 21 girls) between three and five years of age were assessed using the M-ABC-2 and the ZNA3-5. Rank correlations between scores of different test components were calculated. Only low-to-moderate correlations were observed when separate components of these tests were compared (.31 to .68, p < .05), especially when involving the associated movements from the ZNA3-5 (-.05 to -.13, p > .05). However, the correlation between summary scores of the two tests was .77 (p < .001), and it increased to .84 when associated movements were excluded, which was comparable in magnitude to the test-retest reliability of the M-ABC-2, supporting convergent validity between the two tests. Although the ZNA3-5 and M-ABC-2 measure different aspects of motor behavior, the two instruments may thus measure essentially the same construct.
authors: Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland; Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland tanja.kakebeeke@kispi.uzh.ch.
authors: Tanja H
authors: TH
authors: Kakebeeke
authors: Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
authors: Elisa
authors: E
authors: Knaier
authors: Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors: Sabrina
authors: S
authors: Köchli
authors: Division of Biostatistics, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors: Aziz
authors: A
authors: Chaouch
authors: Division of Biostatistics, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors: Valentin
authors: V
authors: Rousson
authors: Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors: Susi
authors: S
authors: Kriemler
authors: Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland; Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
authors: Oskar G
authors: OG
authors: Jenni
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: Movement Assessment Battery for Children; Zurich Neuromotor Assessment; motor development; preschool age