Table 3.

Instrument overview: physical domain

Instrument and authors	Tool description: Target group, Items and Scales	Construct(s) assessed	Validation	Overall strengths	Limitations
Physical domain
Physical Self Inventory-version b (PSI6-b). Ninot, Fortes and Deligniéres (2006).52	Target group is the general population. The PSI6-b has six items and six subscales.	The scale assesses global self-esteem, physical self-worth, physical condition, sport competence, physical strength and attractive body.	Studies have found that PSI6-b had acceptable psychometric properties and external validity (Ninot et al, 2006).52	Strong validity based on the PSI-6.	Non-conventional validation methods used in validating PSI6-b compared with PSI-6. More studies needed. Relevance to PL is unclear.
The sports competence subscale of the Physical Self-Perception Profile. Levy and Readdy (2009).53	Target group is the general population. The measurement consisted of six items and one scale.	The tool assesses perception of competence for sport.	The tool has been found to have adequate internal consistency (Levy and Readdy, 2009).	Studies report good validity (Levy and Readdy, 2009).	May not capture all dimensions of important basic movement skills relevant for PL.
Self-reported physical fitness (SRFit) survey. Keith, Clark, Stump, Miller and Callahan (2014).54	Target group is the general population. The SRFit has 22 items divided on six subscales.	The measurement assesses health related fitness level across health-domains included in the survey.	SRFit has been found to have a good reliability and construct and concurrent validity (Keith et al, 2014).	Initial evaluation supports the SRFit survey’s validity and reliability.	Instrument created for 40+ adults. Time-consuming.
Rasch assessment of everyday activity limitations (REAL) item bank. Oude Voshaar, ten Klooster, Vonkeman and van de Laar (2017).55	Target group is people with disabilities, however is also used in the wider population. The REAL consists of 47 items.	The purpose of the item bank is to assess disability in complex activities in daily living.	The REAL content validity has been supported (Oude Voshaar et al, 2017).55	A newly developed item bank for measuring complex activities of daily living. Superior measurement performance compared with traditional pen and paper questionnaire.	Time consuming. Limited construct validity.

PL, physical literacy.