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

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Fan, C-W, Huang, P-C, Chen, I-H, Huang, Y-T, Chen, J-S, Fung, XCC, Chen, J-K, Yang, Y-N, O'Brien, KS, Lin, C-Y and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2023. Differential item functioning for the Tendency of Avoiding Physical Activity and Sport Scale across two subculture samples: Taiwanese and mainland Chinese university students. Heliyon, 9 (12): e22583. ISSN 2405-8440

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22583

Abstract

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 (“Prefer to participate in physical activity in a more private setting”), fitted the same construct. None of the TAPAS items displayed DIF in any of the subgroups except for Item 10 across participants from Taiwan and China (DIF contrast = −1.41).

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.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Heliyon
Creators:	Fan, C.-W., Huang, P.-C., Chen, I.-H., Huang, Y.-T., Chen, J.-S., Fung, X.C.C., Chen, J.-K., Yang, Y.-N., O'Brien, K.S., Lin, C.-Y. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	December 2023
Volume:	9
Number:	12
ISSN:	2405-8440
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22583 DOI S2405844023097918 Publisher Item Identifier 1840551 Other
Rights:	© 2023 the authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	29 Nov 2023 15:08
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2023 15:08
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/50477