The Chinese version of the physical activity questionnaire for adolescents: a psychometric validity, reliability, and invariance study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) is one of the most commonly used questionnaires for assessing adolescents' levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity (PA). Although a Chinese version of the PAQ-A (comprising nine items) exists, it has been assessed for only internal consistency coefficients, test-retest reliability, and correlations with the GT3X + accelerometer. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the PAQ-A among Chinese adolescents.

Methods

This study included three samples of 1,101 secondary school students (12-19 years old). The first sample consisted of 518 participants (50.4% males, 49.6% females) for correlation tests and exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The second

SUBMITTER: Qin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11556056 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature