Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37893781›Full record

ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Is the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire a Valid Measure in Older People?

Tommaso Palombi, Fabio Lucidi, Andrea Chirico, Guido Alessandri, Lorenzo Filosa, Simone Tavolucci, Anna M Borghi, Chiara Fini, Elisa Cavicchiolo, Jessica Pistella and 2 more

Open access · goldAbstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tommaso PalombiDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7548-3949
Fabio LucidiDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2203-9566
Andrea ChiricoDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9955-1926
Guido AlessandriDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Lorenzo FilosaDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Simone TavolucciDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Anna M BorghiDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9455-8408
Chiara FiniDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Elisa CavicchioloDepartment of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8552-2737
Jessica PistellaDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4133-0503
Roberto BaioccoDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6372-3762
Fabio AliverniniDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8998-9374
Sapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

Next Generation EU DM 1557 11.10.2022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the widely recognized benefits of physical activity for preventing physical and cognitive decline during aging, global estimates indicate that most older adults do not achieve the recommended amount of physical activity due to a lack of motivation. The current research examined the validity and psychometric properties of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3) among older adults. Based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the BREQ-3 stands out as one of the most extensively utilized tools among exercise motivation studies.

methodsA sample of older adults (N = 383; M age = 73.2 years, SD age = 7.2) completed the BREQ-3 and the Godin-Shepard Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire (GSLTPAQ).

resultsConfirmatory factor analyses confirmed the six-factor structure postulated by SDT, showing good fit indices (CFI= 0.95; RMSEA = 0.05; SRMR = 0.04) and supporting the full measurement invariance of the scale across sex and age groups (65 to 74 years; over 75 years). The construct and criterion validity of the BREQ-3 was upheld through the latent correlations between its subscales and their correlations with the GSLTPAQ.

conclusionsWe demonstrated for the first time the effectiveness of the BREQ-3 in assessing all forms of behavioral regulation proposed by SDT in older adults, suggesting that older adults similarly interpreted the items across sex and age groups.

Indexed as

Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3)exercisemotivationolder adultsphysical activitySelf-Determination Theory (SDT)

Identifiers

PMID37893781
PMCPMC10606683
OpenAlexW4387502833

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.