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Self-reported measurements of physical literacy in adults: a scoping review.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Physical literacy assessment in adults: A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
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- Relationships between perceived physical literacy and mental health in tertiary education students: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Physical literacy in school aged children: a preliminary analysis relating health factors.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Health literacy and loneliness among physically inactive Danes aged 18-65: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Physical literacy, health and interactive aging: a position paper.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Review
- Development of the Perceived Physical Literacy Questionnaire (PPLQ) for the adult population.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
- Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Perceived Physical Literacy Instrument-Spanish Version (PPLI-Sp) for Adults.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validation of the Spanish perceived physical literacy instrument for adolescents (S-PPLI).Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
- Physical literacy in Europe: The current state of implementation in research, practice, and policy.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
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Abstract
Physical literacy (PL) is a comprehensive concept covering motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding of individuals' physical activity throughout life. PL has three overlapping domains, such as: an affective, a physical and a cognitive domain. So far, PL has not been measured in the adults and no complete measurement has been developed to date.
objectivesThe aim of this scoping review was to review existing self-reported instruments measuring different elements of domains of PL.
methodWe reviewed Education Research Complete, Cochrane, Medline, ScienceDirect, Scopus and SPORTDiscus. The reporting followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Studies were coded using a thematic framework, which was based on the three domains of PL. The eligibility criteria were as follows: (1) age groups between 18 and 60 years; (2) meta-analyses, reviews or quantitative studies focusing on the measurement of at least one of the three domains of PL and (3) instrument that was self-reported. We finalised search on 1 August 2021
resultsIn total, 67 articles were identified as studies describing instruments reflecting the three domains of PL. Following full-text reading, 21 articles that met our inclusion criteria were included. Several instruments of relevance to PL are available for assessing motivation, confidence and the physical domain. However, few instruments exist that measure elements of the cognitive domain.
conclusionThis review showed that a range of existing and validated instruments exists, covering two out of the three domains of PL, namely affective and physical domains. However, for the knowledge domain no valid measurement tools could be found. This scoping review has identified gaps in the research (namely the cognitive domain) and also a gap in the research as no measures that consider the inter-relatedness of the three domains (holistic nature of the concept).
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