Play in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Psychometric Properties of a Parent Report Measure ‘My Child’s Play’

Romero-Ayuso, Dulce and Ruiz-Salcedo, María and Barrios-Fernández, Sabina and Triviño-Juárez, José and Maciver, Donald and Richmond, Janet and Muñoz, Miguel (2021) Play in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Psychometric Properties of a Parent Report Measure ‘My Child’s Play’. Children, 8 (1). p. 25. ISSN 2227-9067

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Abstract

Play is essential in childhood, allowing for a positive trend in development and learning. Health professionals need useful tools to assess it, especially in the case of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. The aim of this study was to validate and cross-culturally adapt the My Child’s Play questionnaire and to find out if this instrument allows us to differentiate the play of children with neurodevelopmental disorders from the play of children with neurotypical development. A total of 594 parents completed the questionnaire. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted, which showed a similar structure to the English version: (1) executive functions; (2) environmental context; (3) play characteristics; and (4) play preferences and interpersonal interactions. The reliability of the analysis was high, both for the whole questionnaire and for the factors it comprises. The results provide evidence of the potential usefulness of the My Child’s Play questionnaire for determining play needs and difficulties of children; moreover, this tool can also be used to plan intervention programs according to the needs of each child and family. View Full-Text

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: play; assessment; executive functions; neurodevelopmental disorders; autism spectrum disorder; specific language disorder
Subjects: STM Repository > Social Sciences and Humanities
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 17 Jun 2023 05:09
Last Modified: 09 Jul 2024 06:57
URI: http://classical.goforpromo.com/id/eprint/506

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