ŠAFÁROVÁ, Katarína, Jiří MEKYSKA, Vojtěch ZVONČÁK, Zoltán GALÁŽ, Pavlína FRANCOVÁ, Barbora ČECHOVÁ, Barbora LOSENICKÁ, Zdeněk SMÉKAL, Tomáš URBÁNEK, Jana Marie HAVIGEROVÁ and Sara ROSENBLUM. Psychometric Properties of Screening Questionnaires for Children With Handwriting Issues. Frontiers in Psychology. Lausanne (Switzerland): Frontiers Media, 2020, vol. 10, leden, p. 1-12. ISSN 1664-1078. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02937.
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Original name Psychometric Properties of Screening Questionnaires for Children With Handwriting Issues
Authors ŠAFÁROVÁ, Katarína (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Jiří MEKYSKA (203 Czech Republic), Vojtěch ZVONČÁK (203 Czech Republic), Zoltán GALÁŽ (703 Slovakia), Pavlína FRANCOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Barbora ČECHOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Barbora LOSENICKÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Zdeněk SMÉKAL (203 Czech Republic), Tomáš URBÁNEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jana Marie HAVIGEROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Sara ROSENBLUM (376 Israel).
Edition Frontiers in Psychology, Lausanne (Switzerland), Frontiers Media, 2020, 1664-1078.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50102 Psychology, special ;
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 2.990
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/20:00114032
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02937
UT WoS 000510913000001
Keywords in English developmental dysgraphia; reliability; validity; HPSQ; HPSQ-C
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Abstract
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; M-age 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 [chi(2)(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 [chi(2)(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 [Delta chi(2)(7) = 12.55, p = 0.08]. Values of McDonalds's omega indicate excellent (HPSQ, omega = 0.9) and acceptable (HPSQ-C, omega = 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.
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GA18-16835S, research and development projectName: Výzkum pokročilých metod diagnózy a hodnocení vývojové dysgrafie založených na kvantitativní analýze online písma a kresby (Acronym: DiagnosisDysgraphia)
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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