Recently there has been an interest in developing culturally-specific instruments in order to explain different aspects of exercise behavior. The present study continues in the sameline by reporting further analyses regarding the psychometric properties of the Spanish Attitudes, Motivation and Self-efficacy Questionnaire of Exercise Participation (Sp-AMSQEP). This study comes to complete a recent preliminary study (Pappous, Cruz &Godoy; 2006) basically by: a) aplicating some semantical modifications and retesting theinternal consistency of the instrument, and b) by including a factor analysis in order toevaluate the support for the three dimensional a priori factor structure of the instrument.The results, in sum, provided initial evidence to support that Sp- AMSQEP is a suitable toolto measure the dimensions of attitudes, motivation and self efficacy in Spanish-speaking samples in the context of sport participation in health clubs. The fact that this study makespart of the first steps of the validation of this instrument is stressed and therefore furtheranalyses are recommended in order to asses the generality of the instrument.
Progress in the Psychometrical Properties of an Instrument Aimed to Assess Attitudes, Motivation and Self-efficacy of People Practicing Physical Activity / Athanasios Pappous; Juan G. Godoy; Francisco Q. Cruz; Jeanette L{\'{o}}pez. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE. - ISSN 1348-1509. - ELETTRONICO. - 6:(2008), pp. 72-77. [10.5432/ijshs.6.72]
Progress in the Psychometrical Properties of an Instrument Aimed to Assess Attitudes, Motivation and Self-efficacy of People Practicing Physical Activity
Athanasios Pappous;
2008
Abstract
Recently there has been an interest in developing culturally-specific instruments in order to explain different aspects of exercise behavior. The present study continues in the sameline by reporting further analyses regarding the psychometric properties of the Spanish Attitudes, Motivation and Self-efficacy Questionnaire of Exercise Participation (Sp-AMSQEP). This study comes to complete a recent preliminary study (Pappous, Cruz &Godoy; 2006) basically by: a) aplicating some semantical modifications and retesting theinternal consistency of the instrument, and b) by including a factor analysis in order toevaluate the support for the three dimensional a priori factor structure of the instrument.The results, in sum, provided initial evidence to support that Sp- AMSQEP is a suitable toolto measure the dimensions of attitudes, motivation and self efficacy in Spanish-speaking samples in the context of sport participation in health clubs. The fact that this study makespart of the first steps of the validation of this instrument is stressed and therefore furtheranalyses are recommended in order to asses the generality of the instrument.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
