Psychometric validation and measurement invariance of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II in Honduran university students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) is an instrument that assesses health-promoting behaviors. Despite its extensive use in the international literature, studies in the Honduran context examining its psychometric properties and supporting its use as a culturally sensitive measure in lower-middle-income countries are lacking. This study aimed to evaluate (1) the structural validity and reliability of the HPLP-II in a sample of Honduran university students, (2) its measurement invariance across key sociodemographic variables, and (3) its convergent validity through associations with quality of life.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study conducted in a large national sample consisting of 6,012 Honduran university students. The participants complete

SUBMITTER: Castillo-Diaz MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12817687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature