Designing and Psychometric Properties Movement Motivation Self-Report Questioner in 9 to 12 Years Old Children

The purpose of this study was to design of the children movement motivation self-report questioner in 9 to 12 years old children. The questionnaire was design using Waltz's four-step method. To examine these stages, 656 children were randomly cluster selected from khoram-abad city schools and Participated in the study. Items 24 of the questionnaire were identifying from the review of the studies based on theory of motivation. The psychometric properties of the instrument such as face, content and construct validity were determined. After determining face and content validity using qualitative and quantitative methods, six items were delete and 18 items were retaining for evaluation at a later stage. The result of exploratory factor analysis the number of questionnaires' items (18 items) categorized as three factor of activity, motivation and adaptation. Therefore, children’s movement motivation 18 items questioner is appropriate and feasibility in different situations by parents, trainers, nurses and occupational therapists