Table 4 Spearman rank correlations for construct validity
| Â | HSS Pedi-FABS | Hypothesis confirmed? |
|---|---|---|
Convergent validity (r ≥ 0.50) | ||
 PAQ (n = 109) | 0.500 | Yes |
 PAQ-C (n = 42) | 0.105 | No |
 PAQ-A (n = 67) | 0.588 | Yes |
Tegner (n = 108) | 0.666 | Yes |
Weekly participation in sports | 0.409 | No |
Competition level | 0.649 | Yes |
Discriminative validity (r < 0.30) | ||
 Age | −0.017 | Yes |
 BMI | −0.233 | Yes |
Differences in correlations between convergent and discriminative validity (r > 0.1) | ||
 PAQ-C/A; Tegner; Weekly participation; Competition level versus Age | All > 0.1 | Yes |
 PAQ-C/A; Tegner; Weekly participation; Competition level versus BMI | All > 0.1 | Yes |