Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, PO Box 1225, Fremantle, Western Australia 6959, Australia.
Hum Mov Sci. 2013 Jun;32(3):485-97. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2013.02.007. Epub 2013 May 28.
The importance of considering age and sex differences in the assessment of motor performance has been largely overlooked. This study examines the psychometric properties of the US developed McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) using data from a longitudinal sample of 986 Australian youth at 10, 14 and 17 years. A key finding was the sex and age interaction of the Neuromuscular Developmental Index (NDI) (F=121.46, p<.001). Males had a significantly lower mean NDI score at 10 years and the females had a lower score at 17 years. The factor structure differed from the US samples (McCarron, 1997) at each age and between males and females. The sex specific analyses showed that the underlying structure was more complex for younger females. Although the MAND remains a useful test of motor performance for Australian children, further consideration is warranted regarding sex differences, the relevance of the US based normative tables and factor structures.
在评估运动表现时，考虑年龄和性别的差异非常重要，但这一点在很大程度上被忽视了。本研究使用来自澳大利亚 986 名青少年在 10 岁、14 岁和 17 岁时的纵向样本数据，检验了美国开发的 McCarron 神经肌肉发育评估（MAND）的心理测量特性。一个关键发现是神经肌肉发育指数（NDI）的性别和年龄交互作用（F=121.46，p<.001）。男性在 10 岁时的平均 NDI 得分明显较低，而女性在 17 岁时的得分较低。在每个年龄阶段以及男性和女性之间，其因子结构均与美国样本（McCarron，1997）不同。性别特异性分析表明，对于年轻女性，其潜在结构更为复杂。尽管 MAND 仍然是评估澳大利亚儿童运动表现的有用测试，但需要进一步考虑性别差异、基于美国的正常参考值表和因子结构的相关性。
