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- Title
Measures of Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity for Urban Chinese Preschool-Aged Children: Development and Reliability.
- Authors
Yi Nam Suen; Cerin, Ester; Huang, Wendy Y. J.; Mellecker, Robin R.
- Abstract
We adapted/developed and examined the test-retest reliability and internal consistency of eight parent-report measures of home and neighborhood environmental correlates of physical activity appropriate for Chinese preschool-aged children and their parents/primary caregivers living in densely populated urban environments. This study consisted of a qualitative (cognitive interviews) and a quantitative (test-retest reliability) component. Chinese versions of the measures were pilottested on 20 parents of Hong Kong preschool-aged children using cognitive interviews. Measures were then administered to 61 parents twice, 1 week apart. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency were computed. Except for two items, the test-retest reliability of items and scale summary scores ranged from moderate to excellent. The internal consistency of the measures exceeded recommended minimal values (Cronbach's a > .70). The parent-report measures examined in this study are potentially appropriate for use in investigations of environmental correlates of the physical activity of Chinese preschoolaged children living in densely populated urban environments. However, their predictive validity with respect to Chinese preschool-aged children's physical activity needs to be assessed in future studies.
- Publication
SAGE Open, 2015, Vol 5, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
2158-2440
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/2158244015604690