Discriminant Ability of Gravitational Insecurity (GI) Assessment
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This study examined the reliability and validity of the Gravitational Insecurity (GI) Assessment (Revised Version) among Indian children.
MethodThe GI Assessment consists of nine items rated on two behavioral categories - Emotional Responses (ER) and Postural Responses (PR). Participants were 28 children with GI, 5-10 years of age, and a matched group of typically developing children.
ResultsDiscriminant analysis results found that both the behavioral categories (F(1, 54)=1346.09, ë =0.039;F(1, 54)=357.89, ë =0.131) and all the nine items correctly classified the two groups at 100% level. A stepwise discriminant analysis revealed that the Emotional Response category classified GI children at 96.4% and the Postural Response category classified GI children at 100% from typically developing children
ConclusionThe GI assessment is a reliable and valid measure for identifying children with Gravitational Insecurity. It can be used as assessment tool as well as outcome measure to find out effectiveness of intervention program.
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