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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale for the Transtheoretical Model: a confirmatory analysis among Chinese children and adolescents

Authors: Liying Yao, Ke Zhou, Yanli Zhou, Yee Cheng Kueh, Hongyou Liu, Zhongbiao Liu, Mingzhu Pan, Garry Kuan

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Background

Self-efficacy has been recognized as a critical component in people’s participation and maintenance of physical activity. This study aims to validate the Chinese version of the Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESE) among Chinese children and adolescents using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted on two primary and two secondary schools in central China. The ESE scale was translated into Chinese (ESE-C) using the standard forward-backward translation method. Data were analyzed using Mplus 8 for the CFA.

Results

The final model showed a satisfactory level of goodness-of-fit (CFI = 0.918; TLI = 0.905; SRMR = 0.043; RMSEA = 0.066), indicating a good construct validity of the ESE-C for children and adolescents in mainland China. Furthermore, the final ESE-C model achieved composite reliability values of 0.963 and average variance extraction values of 0.597, indicating sufficient convergent and discriminant validity. Besides, the Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.964, demonstrating excellent internal consistency of the ESE-C scale.

Conclusion

The ESE-C scale is a valid instrument for assessing exercise self-efficacy among children and adolescents in mainland China.

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Title: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale for the Transtheoretical Model: a confirmatory analysis among Chinese children and adolescents
Authors: Liying Yao
Ke Zhou
Yanli Zhou
Yee Cheng Kueh
Hongyou Liu
Zhongbiao Liu
Mingzhu Pan
Garry Kuan
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17596-2

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