An evaluation of the reliability of the pictorial scale of perceived water competence and its relationship with actual water competence
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Jidovtseff, B., Morgado, Liliane De Sousa, Sääkslahti, A., Howells, K., Barnett, Lisa M., D’Hondt, E., Costa, A. and Martelaer, K. 2024. An evaluation of the reliability of the pictorial scale of perceived water competence and its relationship with actual water competence. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 131 (4), pp. 1063-1079. https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125241248552
Authors | Jidovtseff, B., Morgado, Liliane De Sousa, Sääkslahti, A., Howells, K., Barnett, Lisa M., D’Hondt, E., Costa, A. and Martelaer, K. |
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Abstract | In its recent development, the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Water Competence (PSPWC) showed good face and construct validity. However, additional reliability and validity research is needed, including test-retest reliability and a demonstration of the relationship between PSPWEC test scores and actual water competence. Toward that aim, we administered the PSPWC to 124 children, aged 5–8 years. We repeated this test administration after one week for a subset of 55 children to determine its test-retest reliability, and the remaining 69 children also performed the fully aligned Actual Aquatic Skills Test (AAST) in an indoor swimming pool to provide data for our investigation of the relationship between PSPWC scores and actual water competence. We found good test-retest reliability, both at the global level (ICC = 0.81, n = 55) and at the level of individual skills (Weighted kappa coefficients from 0.58 to 0.90), with no significant differences between these two test scores. We also found a moderate positive relationship between PSPWC and AAST total scores ( r = .64, n = 69), with no significant difference between total scores of actual and perceived water competencies. Children overestimated their competence in three specific skills: the back star, swimming on the front, and diving in deep water. While these results underline specific situations in which children’s higher self-perceptions of their water competence are a risk factor for their water safety, these data confirm that the PSPWC is reliable for measuring children’s perceived competencies in aquatic education and drowning prevention, and there is further support for its validity through a moderate correlation with actual water competencies. |
Keywords | Assessing water competency; Swimming safety; Water safety; Psychometric tests of water skills |
Year | 2024 |
Journal | Perceptual and Motor Skills |
Journal citation | 131 (4), pp. 1063-1079 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
ISSN | 0031-5125 |
1558-688X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125241248552 |
Official URL | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00315125241248552 |
Publication dates | |
25 Apr 2024 | |
Online | 24 Apr 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 29 Apr 2024 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Additional information | Publications router: Date 2024-04-24 of type 'publication_date' with format 'electronic' included in notification |
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