Psychometric properties of the Questionnaire of Attitudes towards the Practice of Health-Oriented Physical-Sports Activity in Peruvian adolescents.; [Propriedades psicométricas do Questionário de Atitudes em relação à Prática da Actividade Físico-Sportiva Orientada para a Saúde em adolescentes peruanos.]

Mamani-Ramos A.A.; Dextre-Mendoza C.W.; Fiestas-Flores R.C.; Quisocala-Ramos J.A.; Ticona-Flores G.; Reyes C.A.; Roncal F.R.; Barandiaran J.R.; Lava-Galvez J.J.; Quispe-Cruz H. · Cuadernos de Psicologia del Deporte (2023) · DOI: 10.6018/cpd.523551

Resumen

Attitudes predict commitment to the practice of physical-sporting activity. The more they are known, the better the prediction of the possible habits that people will adopt. Therefore, it is necessary to have an instrument that shows validity and reliability, especially for adolescents, since adolescence is a fundamental stage in the adoption of healthy lifestyles. The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Questionnaire of Attitudes towards the Practice of Health-Oriented Physical-Sports Activity (CAAFS) in Peruvian adolescents. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study in which 1314 adolescents aged 13 to 19 years (15.59±1.05 years), made up of 716 males and 598 females from Lima and Callao, Peru, participated. Using R software version 4.1.0, construct validity (Exploratory Factor Analysis [EFA] and Confirmatory Factor Analysis [CFA]) and reliability calculation were performed. The results of the EFA yielded a three-factor model of the CAAFS, which explains 35% of the total variance. The AFC reported a good fit of the 19-item CAAFS three-factor model (Chi-square over degrees of freedom = 2.38; root mean square error of approximation =.046; standardized root mean square residual =.060; comparative fit index =.940; Tuker-Lewis index =.931). The Omega reliability coefficient reported a value of.77. Finally, it was demonstrated that the 19-item CAAFS shows validity and reliability; therefore, the questionnaire can be applied to adolescents in the Peruvian context. © Copyright 2018: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Universidad Nacional del Altiplano