Psychometric validation of the Child Healthy Lifestyle Profile in South Korea: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to validate the Child Healthy Lifestyle Profile as an instrument for screening healthy behaviors in school-aged children in South Korea.

Methods

Self-reported questionnaires were administered to 454 students, comprising elementary-school students (n=221) and child cancer survivors (n=233). Reliability and validity were assessed using Cronbach's ⍺, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).

Results

Cronbach's ⍺, as a reliability test, was 0.87. Varimax rotation yielded nine factors with eigenvalues greater than 1 in the EFA, which explained 61.0% of the total variance. In the CFA, both convergent and discriminant validities were acceptable. Therefore, the Child Healthy Lifestyle Profile was validated as an assess

SUBMITTER: Kang KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9925298 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature