Identifying the Validity and Reliability of a Self-Report Motivation Instrument for Health-Promoting Lifestyles Among Emerging Adults.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Studies on the effectiveness of health-promoting programs across educational contexts need a new tool for measuring health motivation. This study aims to develop a new health motivation questionnaire, namely the College Students' Health Motivation Questionnaire (CSHM-Q), for college students. Design: An original item pool of the CSHM-Q was developed based on a systematic synthesis and review of related instruments and the content analysis of focus group interviews (N = 93). The instrument was then validated using a sample of 205 college students. Setting: Interviews and survey were conducted at three universities in China. Methods: This study explores the content validity, construct validity, and reliability of a self-report motivation instrume

SUBMITTER: An M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6060275 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature