Scale development for perceived school climate for girls' physical activity

Amanda S. Birnbaum; Kelly R. Evenson; Robert W. Motl; Rod K. Dishman; Carolyn C. Voorhees; James F. Sallis; John P. Elder; Marsha Dowda

doi:10.5993/AJHB.29.3.6

Scale development for perceived school climate for girls' physical activity

Amanda S. Birnbaum, Kelly R. Evenson, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Carolyn C. Voorhees, James F. Sallis, John P. Elder, Marsha Dowda

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Abstract

Objectives: To test an original scale assessing perceived school climate for girls' physical activity in middle school girls. Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM). Results: CFA retained 5 of 14 original items. A model with 2 correlated factors, perceptions about teachers' and boys' behaviors, respectively, fit the data well in both sixth and eighth graders. SEM detected a positive, significant direct association of the teacher factor, but not the boy factor, with girls' self-reported physical activity. Conclusions: School climate for girls' physical activity is a measurable construct, and preliminary evidence suggests a relationship with physical activity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	250-257
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Journal of Health Behavior
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.29.3.6
State	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adolescents
Exercise
Physical activity
School

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Health(social science)
Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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