Convergent validity between the motor domain of PediaTract and ages and stages in term and preterm infants at 2, 4, 6, and 9 months of age
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
Department/School
Psychology
Publication Title
Assessment
Abstract
The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the convergent validity of the Motor domain (MOT) of PediaTracTM v3.0, an online developmental tracking instrument based on caregiver reports, with fine and gross motor domains (ASQ-FM and ASQ-GM) of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) in infants between 2- and 9 months of age. Participants were caregivers of 571 infants born term or preterm (gestational age <37 weeks) enrolled in a multi-site psychometric study of PediaTracTM. Findings revealed significant correlations between MOT and ASQ-3 scores at 2, 4, 6, and 9 months across time periods, term-preterm status, and biological sex. A significantly higher percentage of infants born preterm, compared with those born at term, was identified as a moderate or high risk on both the ASQ-3 and PediaTrac. Future investigations are warranted to further examine the psychometric properties of the MOT domain, including sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive value.
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Recommended Citation
Lasutschinkow, P. C., Bo, J., Warschausky, S., Raghunathan, T., Berglund, P., Huth-Bocks, A., Taylor, H. G., Staples, A. D., Cano, J., et al. (2025). Convergent validity between the motor domain of PediaTract and ages and stages in term and preterm infants at 2, 4, 6, and 9 months of age. Assessment, 32(1), 90–101. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911241241144
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J. Bo, A. D. Staples, and R. Lajiness-O'Neill are faculty members in EMU's Department of Psychology.
A. Lukomski is a faculty member in EMU's School of Nursing.
*P. C. Lasutschinkow is a doctoral student in EMU's Department of Psychology.
^G. N. Le Doux is an EMU staff member.
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