Concurrent Validity and Reliability of a Novel Visual Analogue Fitness Perception Scale for Adolescents (FP VAS A).

ABSTRACT: Self-reported physical fitness (PF) provides an accurate measure of PF, specifically for young people. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is one of the most used psychosocial measurement methods. The main arguments in favor of VAS are its ease of use and comprehension, particularly for less educated participants. There are some scales that assess self-perception of PF, but the VAS presented in this study covers a higher range of responses and a number of variables than other already validated measures. The aim was to determine the concurrent validity of the Visual Analogue Fitness Perception Scale for Adolescents (FP VAS A) (Sub-study 1) and check its reliability (Sub-study 2). Anthropometric and body composition measurements were performed, as well as PF tests (manual dynamometry, Course Nav

SUBMITTER: Mendoza-Munoz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8037782 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature