ArticleBioMed research international2021
Assessing the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A): Specific and General Insights from an Ethiopian Context.
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- Assessment of Sport and Physical Recreation Participation for Children and Youth with Disabilities: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- The relationship between perceived quality physical education and 7-day physical activity among secondary school students in China: the mediating role of exercise self-efficacy.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- The relationship between body appreciation and weight-related health behaviors among Chinese adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The Chinese version of the physical activity questionnaire for adolescents: a psychometric validity, reliability, and invariance study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Impact of a Nyakaza Move-for-Health Intervention Programme among Adolescents in a Resource-Constrained South African Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Association of Eating Behaviour with Physical Activity and Screen Time among Adolescents in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Test-Retest Reliability of a Physical Activity Behavior, Health and Wellbeing Questionnaire in Adolescents.Open research Europe · 2023Article
- Physical activity status among adolescents in Southern Ethiopia: A mixed methods study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Level of Physical Activity and Its Relationship to Self-Perceived Physical Fitness in Peruvian Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) has been used in a variety of forms and in a range of countries. This study involves a detailed examination of the PAQ-A to determine its applicability and effectiveness in an Ethiopian setting. We administered the scale to 110 Ethiopian adolescents on two occasions, 5 weeks apart. Data were inspected for features typical of the participants and analyzed to identify interitem correlations, the scale's factor structure, and a range of descriptive statistics concerning composite scores. Most of the scale's items were satisfactorily interrelated according to lenient criteria, and most items loaded on a single factor in exploratory factor analyses. However, a number of the scale's properties were deficient according to stringent or conventionally accepted psychometric criteria. Close inspection of participants' responses highlighted problems in the way the scale is worded, interpreted by participants, and scored. Although the scale does not capture PA as an homogeneous construct, we argue that this is not a problem and neither is its poor test-retest reliability. We make recommendations concerning presentation and scoring of the PAQ-A that are likely to enhance its validity beyond Ethiopia, and we provide a modified version of the scale.
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