Development of norm for Adolescent Physical Literacy Questionnaire (APLQ) in Tehran

Introduction: Adolescents physical literacy and physical activity influences their lifestyle behaviors and health-related readiness into adulthood. Lack of information about the state of physical literacy has led researchers to examine the state of physical literacy in adolescents in Tehran. Martials and Methods: The method of the present study was descriptive and performed in the 12- 18 years adolescent in Tehran. The sample were 836 adolescents who selected by multi-stage cluster sampling from different areas of the Tehran. Inclusion criteria included having physical health, not having certain diseases and movement problems or regular drug use. Subjects physical literacy was assessed using the adolescents physical literacy questionnaire (APLQ). This questionnaire with three dimensions examines adolescents physical literacy and has an internal consistency coefficient (0.951) and retest reliability (0.981). Results: The total mean scores of physical literacies in adolescents were 90.04 ± 17.12 and the desired norm was determined with a standard deviation of high and low (107.16-72.94). However, the mean scores for girls were about 85 and for boys 92, which shows a difference between the sexes and high ages. Conclusion: The results showed that adolescents physical literacy scores in all dimensions increase with age; Also, the scores were higher in boys than girls in all dimensions. Similar results have been reported for differences in gender and age in the Physical Literacy of Canadian children [12]. The norm presented in this study can be a basis for measuring and comparing the levels of physical literacy of adolescents in Tehran.