Psychometric Properties of Screening Questionnaires for Children With Handwriting Issues
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26220%2F20%3APU135064" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26220/20:PU135064 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14210/20:00114032
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02937" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02937</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02937" target="_blank" >10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02937</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Psychometric Properties of Screening Questionnaires for Children With Handwriting Issues
Original language description
Dysgraphia (D) is a complex specific learning disorder with a prevalence of up to 30%, which is linked with handwriting issues. The factors recognized for assessing these issues are legibility and performance time. Two questionnaires, the Handwriting Proficiency Screening Questionnaire (HPSQ) for teachers and its modification for children (HPSQ-C), were established as quick and valid screening tools along with a third factor – emotional and physical well-being. Until now, in the Czechia, there has been no validated screening tool for D diagnosis. A study was conducted on a set of 294 children from 3rd and 4th year of primary school (132 girls/162 boys; Mage 8.96 ± 0.73) and 21 teachers who spent most of their time with them. Confirmatory factor analysis based on the theoretical background showed poor fit for HPSQ [χ2(32) = 115.07, p < 0.001; comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.95; Tucker–Lewis index (TLI) = 0.93; root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.09; standard root mean square residual (SRMR) = 0.05] and excellent fit for HPSQ-C [χ2(32) = 31.12, p = 0.51; CFI = 1.0; TLI = 1.0; RMSEA = 0.0; SRMR = 0.04]. For the HPSQ-C models, there were no differences between boys and girls [Δχ2(7) = 12.55, p = 0.08]. Values of McDonalds’s ω indicate excellent (HPSQ, ω = 0.9) and acceptable (HPSQ-C, ω = 0.7) reliability. Boys were assessed as worse writers than girls based on the results of both questionnaires. The grades positively correlate with the total scores of both HPSQ (r = 0.54, p < 0.01) and HPSQ-C (r = 0.28, p < 0.01). Based on the results, for the assessment of handwriting difficulties experienced by Czech children, we recommend using the HPSQ-C questionnaire for research purposes.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50102 - Psychology, special (including therapy for learning, speech, hearing, visual and other physical and mental disabilities);
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA18-16835S" target="_blank" >GA18-16835S: Research of advanced developmental dysgraphia diagnosis and rating methods based on quantitative analysis of online handwriting and drawing</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Frontiers in Psychology
ISSN
1664-1078
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2937
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
1-12
UT code for WoS article
000510913000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85079045642