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Exploring the Relationship between Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch (Tripela Sports) Performance and Manipulative Tests of the Motor Competence Assessment Battery in Early Adolescents
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Rui Matos; Nuno Amaro; Nataniel Lopes; Pedro Costa; Miguel Jacinto; Filipe Rodrigues; Raul Antunes; Luís Coelho; Sergio J. Ibáñez; Isaac Estevan; Diogo Monteiro – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2025
Our aim in this study was to analyze associations between the two manipulative tests of the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA) battery and the Wall Drop Punt Kick & Catch (WDPK&C) motor task. One hundred and twelve early adolescents (60 boys; 52 girls; M age = 12.67, SD = 1.78 years) participated. Overall, strong correlations were found…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Early Adolescents, Gender Differences, Performance Tests
The Prevalence of Childhood Obesity Depends on Which Body Composition and Anthropometric Measurement and Cutoff Were Used
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Huaijin Xu; Weimo Zhu; Xiong Qin; Zezhao Chen; Xiaotian Gao – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2024
Using the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (weighted population size = 35,460,209; 8-18 years old; 52.1% males), we compared the obesity prevalence in children and adolescents between body mass index-based (BMI-based) and total percent body fat-based (BF%-based, measured by the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) cutoffs.…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Incidence, Body Composition
The Associations between Body Mass Index, Estimated Lean Body Mass, and Urinary Hydration Markers at the Population Level
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Ehlert, Alex M.; Wilson, Patrick B. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2021
Obesity has been found to relate to urine-assessed hypohydration risk at the population level, but studies have often failed to account for lean mass, which influences urine solute load. Adults (n = 8,699) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were categorized as hypohydrated or not using five urine-based methods. Hypohydration…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physiology, Body Composition, Body Weight
Designing Health-Referenced Standards for the Plank Test of Core Muscular Endurance
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Laurson, Kelly R.; Baptista, Fátima; Mahar, Matthew T.; Welk, Greg J.; Janz, Kathleen F. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
We developed plank test standards, based on trunk lean mass-to-fat mass (LM/FM) ratio, in a sample of healthy Portuguese 10--18 year olds (n = 474, 46.4% female). Height and weight were measured and muscular endurance was assessed using the prone plank test. Trunk LM/FM ratio was determined using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Plank standards…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Muscular Strength, Foreign Countries, Preadolescents
Evaluation of Body Fat Prediction Equations from a Portable A-Mode Ultrasound Compared to Air Displacement Plethysmography
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Lowry, R. Stephan; Wagner, Dale R.; Bigler, Megan – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2021
BodyMetrix BX2000 A-mode ultrasound software offers nine options for estimating body fat percentage (%BF) from fat thickness measurements. These formulas were evaluated against %BF estimated from air displacement plethysmography in a sample of 42 men. Compared to the Bod Pod, three of the nine equations -- Jackson and Pollock 3 site (JP3), Jackson…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Measurement Equipment, Measurement Techniques, Error of Measurement
Long Jump, Vertical Jump, and Vertical Jump Power Reference Curves for 10-18 Year Olds
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Laurson, Kelly R.; Baptista, Fátima; Mahar, Matthew T.; Welk, Greg J.; Janz, Kathleen F. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
We developed age- and sex-specific smoothed percentiles for vertical and long jump, as well as vertical jump power, in healthy 10-18 year olds (n = 529, 47.1% female). Jump height and distance were measured and vertical jump power was assessed via mechanography. LMS regression was used to create smoothed age-specific reference curves, separated by…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preadolescents, Adolescents, Age Differences
Design and Comparison of Criterion-Referenced Standards for Grip Strength in U.S. Children and Adolescents
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Laurson, Kelly R.; Welk, Greg J.; Saint-Maurice, Pedro F.; Eisenmann, Joey C. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
We designed grip strength standards for youth by back-extrapolating cutpoints based on weakness at age 65. Existing standards, based on insufficient bone mineral content (BMC), were also compared in a nationally representative sample. Altogether, 6837 participants (n = 2199 [less than or equal to] 18.9 years of age) from the National Health and…
Descriptors: Standards, Design, Muscular Strength, Human Body
Linking Vertical Jump and Standing Broad Jump Tests: A Testing Equating Application
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Zhu, Weimo; Konishi, Daniel; Welk, Gregory; Mahar, Matthew; Laurson, Kelly; Janz, Kathleen; Baptista, Fatima – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
This study evaluated test-equating methods to enable comparisons and conversions between the vertical jump (VJ) and standing long jump (SLJ) tests. A total of 528 youth (280 males) performed VJ and SLJ, and their scores were randomly split as the calibration (C) sample (n = 478) and cross-validation (CV) sample (n = 50). SLJ scores of the C sample…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Testing, Equated Scores, Foreign Countries
Tracking of Physical Fitness Components from Childhood to Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study
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True, Larissa; Martin, E. M.; Pfeiffer, K. A.; Siegel, S. R.; Branta, C. F.; Haubenstricker, J.; Seefeldt, V. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2021
Childhood physical fitness relative to adult health outcomes coupled with scant longitudinal research indicates that tracking of fitness components throughout childhood/adolescence is imperative. The study examined the stability/tracking of 9 measures of fitness for boys and girls at 5 points throughout childhood/adolescence. Tracking coefficients…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Children, Adolescents, Age Differences
Estimation of Lower Body Muscle Power from Vertical Jump in Youth
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Mahar, Matthew T.; Welk, Gregory J.; Janz, Kathleen F.; Laurson, Kelly; Zhu, Weimo; Baptista, Fatima – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
Incorporation of the vertical jump (VJ) test in health-related fitness batteries is predicated on the availability of prediction equations to accurately estimate VJ power. The purpose was to develop and validate a generalizable equation to estimate VJ power from VJ height, body mass, age, and sex in 10- to 18-year-olds. The sample (N = 529)…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Muscular Strength, Psychomotor Skills, Body Height
Comparison of Body Composition Assessment Using Air-Displacement Plethysmography and A-Mode Ultrasound before and after a 12-Week Exercise Intervention in Normal Weight Adult Males
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Bridge, Aaron D.; Brown, Joseph; Snider, Hayden; Rowan, Shannon N.; Skelly, Lauren E.; Josse, Andrea R. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2021
Body composition (BC) is a valuable indicator of health and performance. Air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) is a popular, efficient, and reliable method for assessing BC. A-mode ultrasonography (AUS) is another method, and its affordability, mobility, and practicality make it a plausible device for industry and health professionals. This study…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Body Height, Exercise Physiology
Predictive Validity of Handgrip Strength, Vertical Jump Power, and Plank Time in the Identification of Pediatric Sarcopenia
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Baptista, Fátima; Zymbal, Vera; Janz, Kathleen F. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
This study examined the predictive validity of musculoskeletal fitness tests for identifying sarcopenia in youth. The sample was 529 participants age 10 to 18 years. Indices included: total lean body mass (LBM) normalized for height (LBM index, LBMI, kg/m2), appendicular LBMI (aLBMI, kg/m[superscript 2]), and LBM to fat body mass (FBM) ratio…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Physical Fitness, Tests, Preadolescents
Handgrip Strength Cut-Points for Cardiometabolic Risk Identification in U.S. Younger Population
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DeHondt, Benjamin G.; Madi, Samar A.; Drignei, Dorin; Buchan, Duncan S.; Brown, Elise C. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2023
Identification of cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in U.S. younger population by assessing muscular strength via handgrip (HG) dynamometry may aid in prevention efforts. Currently, no nationally representative HG cut-points are available for identifying increased CMR in U.S. adolescents or young adults. In this study, we propose normalized grip strength…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Adolescents, Young Adults, Screening Tests
Validity of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire in European Older Adults Using English, Spanish, German and Danish Versions
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Sansano-Nadal, Oriol; Wilson, Jason J.; Martín-Borràs, Carme; Brønd, Jan Christian; Skjødt, Mathias; Caserotti, Paolo; Roqué I. Figuls, Marta; Blackburn, Nicole E.; Klenk, Jochen; Rothenbacher, Dietrich; Guerra-Balic, Myriam; Font-Farré, Manel; Denkinger, Michael; Coll-Planas, Laura; Deidda, Manuela; McIntosh, Emma; Giné-Garriga, Maria; Tully, Mark A. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
The main aim of this study was to assess the criterion validity of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ) to measure SB in community-dwelling older adults using thigh-measured accelerometry as the criterion method. 801 participants (75.6 ± 6.1 years old, 57.6% females) provided valid thigh-based accelerometer data (activPAL/Axivity) and…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Older Adults, Foreign Countries
Methods of the Michigan State University Motor Performance Study
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Pfeiffer, Karin A.; True, Larissa; Martin, Eric; Siegel, Shannon R.; Branta, Crystal F.; Haubenstricker, John; Seefeldt, Vern – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2021
The Michigan State University Motor Performance Study (MPS) was initiated in 1967 and lasted 32 years. Three central components existed: 1) Educational component, in which students experienced applied work with youth; 2) Instructional component, whereby enrolled youth received sport-specific skill instruction; and 3) Research component. The…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Athletics, Physical Development, Maturity (Individuals)