Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the health behavior motivation scale: a translation and validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study's objectives were to translate the Health Behavior Motivation Scale (HBMS) into Chinese and verify the scale's validity and reliability among Chinese healthy adults.

Method

The HBMS scales were translated into Chinese based on Brislin's principles. The Chinese version of HBMS is created through translation, back translation, and cross-cultural adaptation. This investigation implemented the convenience sampling method to conduct a survey on 781 healthy respondents, utilizing the Chinese version of the HBMS and a general demographic questionnaire. We used AMOS (v28.0) and SPSS (v26.0) for statistical analysis. We employed test-retest reliability, split-half reliability, and internal consistency to assess the reliability of the translation questionnaire. St

SUBMITTER: Ge Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10827909 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature