Evaluating the CSAPPA subscales as potential screening instruments for developmental coordination disorder

OBJECTIVE: In this study, we assess the potential of three subscales of the Children's Self-Perceptions of Adequacy in and Predilection for Physical Activity (CSAPPA), a measure of generalised self-efficacy, as possible screens for developmental coordination disorder (DCD). DESIGN: We used the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency short form (BOTMP-SF) to identify probable cases of DCD. We administered the BOTMP-SF and the CSAPPA to 590 …