Christine Delisle Nyström|Gregory Traversy|Joel D. Barnes|Jean?Philippe Chaput|Patricia E. Longmuir|Mark S. Tremblay
Associations between domains of physical literacy by weight status in 8- to 12-year-old Canadian children
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario|Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario|Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario|Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario|Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario|Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
canadian assessment physical literacy capl divided four domains physical competence daily behaviour motivation confidence knowledge understanding provides robust comprehensive assessment physical literacy weight status known influence healthrelated behaviours physical fitness activity important investigate whether associations domains physical literacy vary among children different weight status aim study determine associations among four domains physical literacy stratified weight statuscanadian children aged 8 12 years n 8343 636 healthyweight completed capl differences domain scores overall physical literacy score weight status children healthy weight versus children overweightobese assessed using manova multivariate analysis variance partial correlations four domains calculated adjusting gender age correlation coefficients weight status groups compared using steiger testfor four domains well overall physical literacy healthyweight children higher scores overweightobese peers cohens ranged 005 044 weak moderate correlations found domains groups correlation coefficients physical competence daily behaviour well physical competence knowledge understanding generally stronger healthyweight children r 029 022 respectively compared overweightobese children r 023 017 respectivelyall domains capl correlate positively regardless weight status trend correlation coefficients slightly stronger healthyweight children overall weak moderate correlations domains groups suggest capl domains measuring constructs thus providing support capls psychometric architecture healthyweight overweightobese children