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Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the "Sensory Processing Measure-Preschool" in Children
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Samira Keyvani1   , Asghar Dadkhah *2 , Seyed Ali Hosseini2 , Masoud Gholamali Lavasani |
1- Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad university
2- University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences, Tehran |
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| Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of Sensory Processing Measure-Preschool (SPM-P) to achieve a reliable tool for measuring the sensory processing challenges of children. Method: This research was a descriptive-analytical study. After translation, adaptation and some modifications, 384 children aged 2-5 years of kindergartens in Tehran city were chosen by multi-stage sampling. SPM-P was performed on them and psychometric analyses within the context of content validity, construct validity and reliability were done. Results: showed that the sub-scales, as well as the whole scale's content validity and construct validity were desirable. In addition, the evidence from different sources and analyses represented the internal and external consistency of the scale (P<0/05). The Cronbach's alpha was used to examine the reliability. The Cronbach’s alpha value for the whole questionnaire was 0.83, and for some sub-scales, it was at least 0.75. Conclusion: Accordingly, we can conclude that SPM-P is a reliable tool that can be used to measure the capability of sensory processing, praxis and social participation of Iranian children. It can also be used in health clinics and educational centers for screening purposes and research activities. |
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| Keywords: Construct validity, Scale reliability, Psychometric properties, Sensory Processing Measure-Preschool |
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Received: 2020/02/9 | Accepted: 2020/05/17 | Published: 2020/06/29
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