Validation and measurement invariance of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS) among Thai young adults

Ruckwongpatr, K, Ahorsu, DK, Pimsen, A, Paratthakonkun, C, Tung, SEH, Pramukti, I, Bevan, N, Chen, J-S, Huang, CH, Pakpour, AH, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524 and Lin, C-Y, 2024. Validation and measurement invariance of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS) among Thai young adults. Evaluation and the Health Professions. ISSN 0163-2787

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Abstract

Examining ways of reducing physical inactivity has been at the forefront of public health research. Moreover, valid and reliable scales are needed to objectively assess physical activity (PA) avoidance. Previous research has shown that experiencing weight stigma and physical appearance-related concerns are associated with physical inactivity. However, there is currently no Thai instrument that assesses physical inactivity in relation to weight stigma. Therefore, the present study examined the psychometric properties of the Thai version of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS). Thai university students (N = 612) recruited via convenience sampling completed an online survey using SurveyMonkey between September 2022 and January 2023. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), multigroup CFA, and Pearson correlations (between TAPAS scores, age, body mass index, and time spent exercising) were used to analyze the data. The CFA showed robust psychometric properties for the Thai version of TAPAS regarding its unidimensional structure. The TAPAS was measurement invariant across sex, weight status, and daily hours of exercise. However, no significant Pearson correlations were found. In general, the results showed that the TAPAS is a good scale for assessing PA avoidance among Thai young adults across different sexes, weight status, and daily hours of exercise.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Evaluation and the Health Professions
Creators:	Ruckwongpatr, K., Ahorsu, D.K., Pimsen, A., Paratthakonkun, C., Tung, S.E.H., Pramukti, I., Bevan, N., Chen, J.-S., Huang, C.H., Pakpour, A.H., Griffiths, M.D. and Lin, C.-Y.
Publisher:	Sage
Date:	16 August 2024
ISSN:	0163-2787
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1177/01632787241271117 DOI 2196718 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	19 Aug 2024 16:00
Last Modified:	19 Aug 2024 16:00
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52047

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