Confirmation of psychometric properties of the Movement Specific Reinvestment Scale for Children (MSRS-C)

Ling, Fiona, Buszard, Tim, Rudd, James and Polman, Remco (2019) Confirmation of psychometric properties of the Movement Specific Reinvestment Scale for Children (MSRS-C). European Journal of Sports and Exercise Science, 7 (1). pp. 9-16. ISSN 2278-005X

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Abstract

Purpose: To validate the Movement-Specific Reinvestment Scale for Children (MSRS-C) in English-speaking children that assesses a child’s propensity to consciously monitor and control body movement (termed ‘movement reinvestment’).

Method: Three-hundred and forty children aged 7-13 years completed the MSRS-C alongside a measure of sustained attention.

Results: Results from the confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the MSRS-C possessed sound internal validity, fair convergent validity, acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Negligible gender differences and no association with age were found.

Conclusions: Future research can further ascertain the predictive validity of the MSRS-C. Understanding movement reinvestment in the child population has practical implications for practitioners responsible for teaching children motor skills and in children’s sustained engagement in sport and exercise.

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