Zhou, Yanli and He, Sensen and Zhou, Ke and Kuan, Garry and Chin, Ming-Kai and Kueh, Yee Cheng and Sabo, Abdulwali and Popeska, Biljana and Durstine, Larry.J (2021) Psychometric Properties of the Chinese-Language Attitude toward Physical Activity Scale: A Confirmatory Study on Chinese Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (17). p. 9253.
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Abstract
Background: This study examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the
Attitude toward Physical Activity Scale (APAS) using a cross-sectional design. Methods: The sample
consisted of 692 primary students in China (boy 52.6%, girl 47.4%). The mean age of the participants
was 9.4 years (SD = 0.92). Psychometric properties of the 57-item APAS was examined using
confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results: The hypothesized seven factors model was supported
by CFA (CFI = 0.912, TLI = 0.901, SRMR = 0.041, RMSEA = 0.029) after 22 items were removed and
the inclusion of seven residual covariance for items loaded on the same factor. Cronbach’s alphas of
the scales ranged between 0.50 and 0.76. The composite reliability (CR) was between 0.50 and 0.75.
All inter-factor correlation coefficient was less than 0.85. Conclusions: Findings provided empirical
evidence that the Chinese version of the APAS has adequate psychometric properties for assessing
attitudes of primary school children in China toward physical activity.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Impact Factor Value: | 3.390 |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Educational sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Educational Science |
| Depositing User: | Biljana Popeska |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Oct 2021 10:02 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2021 10:02 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/28627 |
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