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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
Reliability and Validity of Outcome Expectancy-Related Measures in Physical Education
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Gao, Zan; Liu, Yuanlong; Lodewyk, Ken; Zhang, Tao; Kosma, Maria – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of outcome likelihood, outcome value, and outcome expectancy using data collected from students in secondary school physical education classes. Dependent measures were examined for construct, concurrent, and predictive validity, as well as internal and temporal reliability. The…
Descriptors: Evidence, Physical Education, Student Attitudes, Predictive Validity