The validity and reliability of the Malay version of the social support for exercise and physical environment for physical activity scales.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to determine the validity of the Malay-translated version scales for assessing the social support and physical environment for exercise activities.

Method

The study was a cross-sectional design in nature, using self-reported questionnaires among the university students in Malaysia. Participants were selected using a convenience sampling approach. Perceptions regarding social support and physical environment were assessed using the Malay-translated version scales. The standard forward-backwards translation was conducted to translate the English version of the scales to the Malay version. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to validate the translated version scales; composite reliability (CR) and average variance extracted (AVE) were compute

SUBMITTER: Sabo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7521693 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature