Assessing the validity and reliability of family factors on physical activity: A case study in Turkey.
Sharalyn SteensonHilal ÖzcebeUmut ArslanHande Konşuk ÜnlüÖzgür M ArazMahmut YardimSarp ÜnerNazmi BilirTerry T-K HuangPublished in: PloS one (2018)
This study is the first to validate measures of perceptions of physical activity and the physical activity home environment in Turkey. Our results support the originally hypothesized two-factor structures for Physical Activity Barriers and Physical Activity Outcome Expectancies. However, we found the one-factor rather than two-factor structure for Physical Activity Home Environment had the best model fit. This study provides general support for the use of these scales in Turkey in terms of validity, but test-retest reliability warrants further research.