Psychometric properties of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale among Hong Kong university students

Saffari, M, Wu, H-C, Chen, J-K, Bevan, N, Chen, J-S, Chen, H-P, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524 and Lin, C-Y, 2024. Psychometric properties of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale among Hong Kong university students. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 28 (3), pp. 225-235. ISSN 1091-367X

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Abstract

The present study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS) among university students living in Hong Kong to assess weight and body image concerns. A convenience sample of 787 students (63.5% females; 24.5% overweight) were recruited online. The factor structure of the scale was examined using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Multigroup CFA was used to assess measurement invariance across gender and weight categories. The unidimensional structure of the scale was confirmed (χ2 = 78.046, CFI = 0.996). Factor loading ranged from 0.536 to 0.902, and internal consistency was good (α = .93, ω = .95). The scale was measurement invariant across gender and weight status using both metric and scalar invariance methods (−0.004<ΔCFI<-0.002). The scale can help to identify barriers of weight concerns regarding physical activity engagement which would help in the development of preventive interventions.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science
Creators:	Saffari, M., Wu, H.-C., Chen, J.-K., Bevan, N., Chen, J.-S., Chen, H.-P., Griffiths, M.D. and Lin, C.-Y.
Publisher:	Informa UK Limited
Date:	11 January 2024
Volume:	28
Number:	3
ISSN:	1091-367X
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/1091367x.2024.2302607 DOI 1852238 Other
Rights:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science on 11/01/2024, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2024.2302607
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	18 Jan 2024 10:02
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2024 10:36
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/50706

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