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Differential item functioning for the Tendency of Avoiding Physical Activity and Sport Scale across two subculture samples: Taiwanese and mainland Chinese university students.

Chia-Wei Fan, Po-Ching Huang, I-Hua Chen, Yu-Ting Huang, Jung-Sheng Chen, Xavier C C Fung, Ji-Kang Chen, Yung-Ning Yang, Kerry S O'Brien, Chung-Ying Lin and 1 more

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Chia-Wei FanDepartment of Occupational Therapy, AdventHealth University, Orlando, FL, USA.
Po-Ching HuangSchool of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
I-Hua ChenChinese Academy of Education Big Data, Qufu Normal University, Shandong, China.
Yu-Ting HuangInstitute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.
Jung-Sheng ChenDepartment of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 824, Taiwan.
Xavier C C FungDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
Ji-Kang ChenDepartment of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Yung-Ning YangDepartment of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital, School of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Kerry S O'BrienBehavioural Sciences Research Lab, Monash University, Australia.
Chung-Ying LinInstitute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.
Mark D GriffithsPsychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4BU, UK.

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Aims: The aims of the study were to examine the differential item functioning (DIF) of the Tendency of Avoiding Physical Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS) among three subgroups (gender, weight status, and region) and to test the construct and concurrent validities of the scale. Methods: Using an online survey, university students (608 Taiwanese and 2319 mainland Chinese) completed the TAPAS. Rasch analysis examined if all the 10 TAPAS items fitted the same construct and displayed no substantial DIF across three subgroups: gender (male vs. female), weight status (overweight vs. non-overweight), and region (Taiwan vs. China). Concurrent validity was examined using the scores on the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) and Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS). Results: All TAPAS items, except for Item 10 ( Conclusion: The TAPAS can appropriately assess the tendency to avoid physical activity and sport among both Taiwanese and mainland Chinese university students. However, Item 10 may need to be further examined.

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