Indeed, work across a number of life domains using experimental and crosssectional research designs has yielded equivocal findings. The development and validation of a physical activity. This 40item scale related to participation in sport and pa is designed for adolescents and adults. Therefore, the scale can be applied to evaluating enjoyment across activities. The objective of this study was to examine the validity and psychometric properties of the most commonly used measure of enjoyment, the physical activity enjoyment scale paces among a sample of older adults involved in a yearlong exercise program. Pdf measuring enjoyment of physical activity in older. Sep 27, 2011 the purpose of this study was to validate the physical activity enjoyment scale paces in a sample of older adults. This secondary analysis was from a feasibility study that documented the effects of a 12week dance intervention on depression, physical. Psychology and mental health sports and fitness childrens sports research participation sports for children young adults social aspects. In study 1, each of 37 undergraduates rode an exercise bicycle under control and external focus. Construct validity of a revised physical activity scale. The reliability was assessed by internal consistency cronbachs alpha and by the testretest kendalls w.
Physical activity case studies, including best practice local government initiatives in relation to. Validity and reliability of questionnaires measuring physical. A secondary purpose was to evaluate the construct validity of the scale with other theoreticallyrelevant constructs, including perceived social support, experienced exerciserelated changes and behavior. Jun 24, 2010 lifetime physical activity energy expenditure paee is an important determinant of risk for many chronic diseases but remains challenging to measure. Project two evaluated validity study 1 and testretest reliability evidence study 2 of the global physical activity questionnaire gpaq in. Participants within two different exercise groups were assessed at two time points, 6. Development of the world health organization global. The development and validation of a physical activity recall.
Validity and reliability of the portuguese version of the. Validation of the physical activity questionnaire for. Wagner,1 phd, nadine mewes,1 phd, and alexander woll,1 phd 1department for sport science, university of konstanz, and 2max planck institute for human development berlin. The relationship between youth sport specialization and. A multisample construct validation study cynthia j.
The scale items presented high agreement in the testretest for both walking 71. Validating the physical activity and leisure motivation scale. Italian version of the physical activity enjoyment scale in a sample of italian students n. Exploratory factor analyses revealed a final scale that contained 45 perceived barriers to physical activity, including three internal barriers subscales n 28 items and two external barriers subscales n 17 items. The purposes of this study were to evaluate peoples knowledge of how exercise influences wellbeing termed pa knowledge or knowledge of pa in this paper and the resulting association with levels of pa in chinese adults with type 2 diabetes, and to identify the valuable demographic and lifestyle. Perceptions of groupness during fitness classes positively predict. Recalled perceptions of exertion, enjoyment, and affective. The physical activity and leisure motivation scale palms was created to be a comprehensive tool measuring motives for participating in pa. Validity and reliability of questionnaires measuring physical activity selfefficacy, enjoyment, social support among hong kong chinese children. Reliability and validity of the physical activity scale. Predicting objectively assessed physical activity from the. Physical activity interventions are more likely to be effective if they target causal determinants of.
More evidence is needed about how pa promotion can be effectively implemented in general practice gp, particularly in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. This study sought to determine the reliability and validity of the. Further efforts were made to validate this instrument in a variety of populations, notably children, 12 adolescent girls, and older adolescents. This study assessed the factor structure and reliability of the italian version of the physical activity enjoyment scale in a sample of italian students n 5,934 aged from 11 to 19. A scale to assess perceived barriers to physical activity. Pdf measuring enjoyment of physical activity in children. Assess the reliability and validity of the exercise benefitsbarriers scale ebbs in the elderly. Psychometric evaluation of the physical activity enjoyment. The purpose of this research was to assess an italian version of the physical activity questionnaire for older children paqcit. Often, the measures used were not broad enough to reflect all the reasons for participation in pa. The scale has a picture and phrase depicting 16 items related to participation in sport and physical activity. Youth physical activity and enjoyment during semistructured versus unstructured school recess. Selfefficacy is one of the main constructs of sociocognitive theory. Jan 01, 2009 this study sought to determine the reliability and validity of the physical activity enjoyment scale paces in elementary school children.
Validation and adaptation of the physical activity enjoyment. Validity of processes of change in physical activity among college. The physical activity enjoyment scale paces is a commonly used tool to measure enjoyment of physical activity pa. This scale is designed for adolescents and adults with an intellectual disability who are unable to independently read a questionnaire. Development of the world health organization global physical.
To validate the construct validity of a new version of a physical activity scale pas 2 for measuring average weekly physical activity of sleep, work, and leisure time to determine whether a. Validation of the physical activity questionnaire for older children in children of different races justin b. The gpaq was compared to direct and indirect criterion measures including object and subjective physical activity instruments. Three separate studies were conducted, whereby testing general psychometric properties, construct validity, concurrent validity and the factor structure of the paqcit among general and clinical pediatric population. We sought to design and validate an historical adulthood pa questionnaire hapaq against objective pa. Pdf a contribution to the validation of the physical activity. To verify the construct validity it was used a correlation between the ebbs results and the personal and clinic variables. Be active wa physical activity taskforce case studies. The development and validation of a physical activity recall questionnaire for adults usmg a cognitive model of the questionanswer process this thesis is submitted m fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the centre for sport science and health at dublin city university. The development and validation selfefficacy scale shirley m. A contribution to the validation of the physical activity. International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 8. In their work, the paces demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and testretest reliability in college students. Fitness and enjoyment outcomes of a physical education fitness conditioning curriculum jane m.
Mingzhu hu 1, yang liu 2, qingde shi 3, liye zou 4. The benefits of two point interaction for tasks that require users to simultaneously manipulate multiple entities or dimensions are widely known. I,ii validation and reliability of the satisfaction scale. One tool recommended for the assessment of pa in gp and supported by nice. The physical activity enjoyment scale paces 11 was originally an 18item scale developed to assess pa enjoyment in young adults. However, there is no consensus about a leading model explaining poc and there is no validated french poc scale in physical activity. Validation and adaptation of the physical activity. Assessing motivation for and enjoyment of physical activity is an important step in the promotion of an active lifestyle. This study sought to determine the reliability and validity of the physical.
Cronbach contrasted two different strategies for construct validation research. Methodology open access development and initial validation of the determinants of physical activity questionnaire natalie taylor1,2, rebecca lawton1,2 and mark conner2 abstract background. Validity and reliability of physical activity enjoyment scale questionnaire paces in children with asthma. This study sought to determine the reliability and validity of the physical activity enjoyment scale paces in elementary school children. Validation of the physical activity enjoyment scale justin b. Trevino, and zenong yin the physical activity questionnaire for older children paqc is a validated. Application of methods in physical activity measurement by stephen herrmann. Results indicated that the paces displayed good internal consistency and itemtotal correlations. Application of methods in physical activity measurement by.
Previously reported historical physical activity pa questionnaires appear to be reliable, but their validity is less well established. However, the evidence base for the validity and reliability of the world health organisationendorsed global physical activity questionnaire gpaq is limited. The weak version of construct validation involves collecting all the relevant evidence about the relationship between scores on a test and other measures. The development and validation of the pictorial motivation. Validating the physical activity and leisure motivation. The shortened, psychometrically sound measure provides researchers and practitioners an. Paces is an 18item bipolar scale originally developed to measure exercise enjoyment in. The purpose of this study was to validate the physical activity enjoyment scale paces in a sample of older adults. Validity and reliability of questionnaires measuring. Conclusions the german version of the physical activity enjoyment scale is sufficiently reliable and valid to be used for germanspeaking children and adolescents. Insufficient physical activity pa levels which increase the risk of chronic disease are reported by almost twothirds of the population. Group and longitudinal invariance was established for a novel, 8item version of the paces.
Construct validity of a revised physical activity scale and. The benefits of twopoint interaction for tasks that require users to simultaneously manipulate multiple entities or dimensions are widely known. Feasible, costeffective instruments are required for the surveillance of moderatetovigorous physical activity mvpa and sedentary behaviour sb and to assess the effects of interventions. Validation of the historical adulthood physical activity. Association between physical activity knowledge and levels. As predicted, ss reported enjoying the exercise more, as measured by the paces, in the external focus condition. Processes of change poc are constructs from the transtheoretical model that propose to examine how people engage in a behavior. As predicted, subjects reported enjoying the exercise more. Rose2 1chinese university of hong kong and 2university of otago the purpose of the four studies described in this article was to develop and test.
Article pdf available in journal of asthma 516 february 2014 with 1,994 reads. Students physical activity, physical education enjoyment, and. Reliability, validity, and measurement invariance of the german version of the physical activity enjoyment scale darko jekauc,1 phd, manuel voelkle,2 phd, matthias o. Validity of the global physical activity questionnaire. Background physical activity pa is an important treatment regimen for diabetes. Development and validation of a questionnaire measuring. These data provided preliminary validity and reliability evidence for the gpaq that support its use to assess physical activity. Dec 10, 2014 feasible, costeffective instruments are required for the surveillance of moderatetovigorous physical activity mvpa and sedentary behaviour sb and to assess the effects of interventions. The selfefficacy scale for engaging in physical activity initially had 12 items. Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in older adults. The validation studies of the original selfefficacy motl et al.
In study 1, each subject rode an exercise bicycle under. Activity enjoyment scale paces as a single factor, multipleitem scale to. To assess the extent to which an individual enjoys doing any given physical activity, regardless of whether the activity is done for exercise or for sport. Validity and reliability of questionnaires measuring physical activity selfefficacy, enjoyment, social support among hong kong chinese children author links open overlay panel yan liang a patrick w. In study 1, each subject rode an exercise bicycle under control and external focus conditions. Further, multifaceted approaches to increasing physical activity, such as the cshp, produce larger effect sizes than single approaches. Physical activity interventions are more likely to be effective if they target causal determinants of behaviour change. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. The sample consisted of 564 3rd grade students m age 8. This type of research is often done after the fact to determine what an existing test measured. Dalusungangosta et al measuring enjoyment of ballroom dancing in filipino americans. Validation of the ttm processes of change measure for. In study 1, each of 37 undergraduates rode an exercise bicycle under control and external focus conditions.
Participants within two different exercise groups were assessed at two time. Physical activity pa is beneficial in reducing pain and improving function in lower limb osteoarthritis oa, and is recommended as a first line treatment. The final scale exhibited acceptable levels of internal. Ruderman 1,2 university of lllinois at chicago of an eating following from banduras 1977a selfefficacy theory, an eating self efficacy scale eses was developed and its psychometric properties established. Validity and reliability of physical activity enjoyment.
Instrument development and initial validity evidence chris lonsdale,1 ken hodge,2 and elaine a. Confirmatory factor analyses partially supported the factorial validity and invariance. The relationship between youth sport specialization and involvement in sport and physical activity in young adulthood. Two studies examined the reliability and validity of the physical activity enjoyment scale paces.
Validation of the ttm processes of change measure for physical activity in an adult french sample. Fitmersive games association for computing machinery. I,ii validation and reliability of the satisfaction scale for. Methodology open access development and initial validation of. Reliability, validity, and measurement invariance of the. To date, there are no studies that have investigated a fitnessonly. The purpose of the present research was to report the validation of the pictorial motivation scale in english. Modified versions of the physical activity enjoyment scale paces and the physical activity questionnaire for older children paqc were used to discover if such a. Reliability and validity of the exercise benefitsbarriers. The aim of developing the world health organization who global physical activity questionnaire gpaq was to have a tool that would produce valid and reliable estimates of physical activity, especially relevant to developing countries where patterns of energy expenditure differ from developed countries because people experience diverse ways of life. The sample consisted of 564 3rd grade students m age. Participants within two different exercise groups were assessed at two time points, 6 months apart. The present paper investigated the psychometric properties of a portuguese adaptation of paces.
Construct validity of a revised physical activity scale and testing by cognitive interviewing lise g. Fitness and enjoyment outcomes of a physical education. The paces had high internal consistency in both conditions. Dalusungangosta et al measuring enjoyment of ballroom. Methods development of the physical activity scale pas 2 measures physical activity as daily hours and minutes of sleep, sitting, standing or walking, and. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and. Future studies of schoolbased physical activity interventions should consider reporting data so that effect sizes can be calculated, focus on long term. Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in children. Lifetime physical activity energy expenditure paee is an important determinant of risk for many chronic diseases but remains challenging to measure. Arousal scale fas, exercise enjoyment scale ees, and physical. Use the below links to access the types of case studies you are interested. The behavioral regulation in sport questionnaire brsq. Validation of the physical activity questionnaire for older.
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