ביסוס תוקף מבחין לאבחון ה-Do-Eat הבדלים במגדר ובקבוצות גיל

The aim of this study was to establish construct validity for the 'Do-Eat' assessment by evaluating its ability to discriminate between age and gender. The 'Do-Eat' is a performance-based assessment of IADL (instrumental activities of daily living) for children. METHOD: Ninety-one typically developed children participated in this study, including 48 boys and 43 girls in each of three age groups: 5-6 years (N=38); 6-7 years (N=32); and 7-8 year (N=21). Parents completed a 'Do-Eat' self-report questionnaire comprised of two parts: their evaluation of their child's kitchen abilities, and their attitudes regarding their child's typical kitchen behavior at home. RESULTS: Significant differences were obtained for performance between age groups (F(2,85)=8.38; p=.000; ES-$2=0.16), as well as for performance between genders (F(1,85)=8.45;p=.005; ES-$2=0.09) and a significant age-gender interaction was found (F(2,85)=3.61;p=.031; ES-?2=0.08). Parent evaluation of their child's abilities and his/her actual task performance yielded a significant low correlation (r= .25, p=.018), however no correlation was obtained for parent's attitude and the child's performance. CONCLUSION: A profile of 'Do-Eat' performance for three age groups was established in this study. This study expands on the validity and reliability previously established for the 'Do-Eat' and enhances its utility in the standardized assessment of children between the ages of 5- 8.]