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Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine 3/2008

01-06-2008 | Original Article

Are Constructs of the Transtheoretical Model for Physical Activity Measured Equivalently Between Sexes, Age Groups, and Ethnicities?

Authors: Raheem J. Paxton, Ph.D., Claudio R. Nigg, Ph.D., Robert W. Motl, Ph.D., Kelly McGee, B.A., Dana McCurdy, M.P.H., Caroline Horwath Matthai, Ph.D., Rod K. Dishman, Ph.D.

Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 3/2008

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Abstract

Background/Purpose

Identifying mediators of physical activity change requires measurement instruments that are reliable, valid, and generalizable to multiple populations. Despite continued application of the transtheoretical model (TTM) to the study of physical activity, the structural components of the TTM measurement instruments have been understudied in diverse populations.

Methods

A multiethnic sample (N = 700, M age = 47, 63% women, 38% Caucasian) of participants living in Hawaii completed TTM measures. The factor validity and measurement equivalence/invariance (ME/I) of decisional balance, barrier self-efficacy, temptations, and processes of change instruments were explored between men, women, age groups, and ethnicities.

Results/Conclusions

Measurement models of barrier self-efficacy and revised models of temptations and processes of change demonstrated sufficient evidence for ME/I among all subgroups. A revised model of decisional balance demonstrated sufficient evidence for ME/I between genders and among ethnicities, but not among age groups. Future research should examine the stability of these constructs across time.
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Metadata
Title
Are Constructs of the Transtheoretical Model for Physical Activity Measured Equivalently Between Sexes, Age Groups, and Ethnicities?
Authors
Raheem J. Paxton, Ph.D.
Claudio R. Nigg, Ph.D.
Robert W. Motl, Ph.D.
Kelly McGee, B.A.
Dana McCurdy, M.P.H.
Caroline Horwath Matthai, Ph.D.
Rod K. Dishman, Ph.D.
Publication date
01-06-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 3/2008
Print ISSN: 0883-6612
Electronic ISSN: 1532-4796
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-008-9035-x

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