Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment for adolescents (15-18 years): validation using confirmatory factor and composite analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the construct validity and reliability of the Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment (PPLA) instruments (a questionnaire and a tool using teacher-reported data). We also investigated the conceptual and practical implications of reflective vs. formative measurement of Physical Literacy using the PPLA.

Methods

Multiple Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Confirmatory Composite Analysis (CCA) models were used complementarily to assess construct validity in a sample of 521 grade 10-12 Portuguese students from Lisbon, Portugal. Bifactor model-based indices (ω), Explained Common Variance (ECV), and Percentage of Uncontaminated Correlations (PUC) were used to assess score reliability and adequacy.

Results

Using CFA, an

SUBMITTER: Mota J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333539 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature