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Direct linkBarrack, Michelle T.; Gray, Virginia B.; Olson, Caroline; Richard, Chyann; West, Jazmine – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To evaluate the agreement between a 61-item Nutrition Screening Survey (NSS) and 127-item validated Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Participants: Forty-seven college students (male, n = 29; female, n = 18), age 21.7 ± 0.4 years, BMI of 23.5 ± 0.4 kg/m[superscript 2]. Methods: Participants completed the NSS, Block FFQ, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits, Nutrition
Karin A. Pfeiffer; Kimberly A. Clevenger; Aaron P. Wood; Jennifer Zink; Amanda Sharfman; Meher Din – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2025
In 2011, the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research established a Measures Registry (updated in 2020) for four key variables associated with childhood obesity. We analyzed the individual physical activity behaviors portion of the Measures Registry to highlight strengths and gaps in the reliability and validity literature for…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Children
Rider, Carolyn D.; Linares, Amanda; Kao, Janice; Becker, Christina; Woodward-Lopez, Gail – Journal of Extension, 2020
Site-level assessment questionnaires (SLAQs) were developed to assess nutrition and physical activity practices and environments in schools and other places children spend time in order to facilitate program planning and evaluation. After expert panel review for content validity, questionnaires were feasibility tested by users in six schools,…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Nutrition, Physical Activity Level, Early Childhood Education
Bohman, Benjamin; Nyberg, Gisela; Sundblom, Elinor; Schäfer Elinder, Liselotte – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
Introduction: Measures of parental self-efficacy (PSE) for healthy dietary or physical activity (PA) behaviors in children have been used in several studies; however, further psychometric validation of PSE for these behaviors is needed. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a new PSE instrument. Methods:…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Obesity, Prevention
Wang, Jing; Matthews, Judith T.; Sereika, Susan M.; Chasens, Eileen R.; Ewing, Linda J.; Burke, Lora E. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
Problem solving is a key component of weight loss programs. The Social Problem Solving Inventory-Revised (SPSI-R) has not been evaluated in weight loss studies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometrics of the SPSI-R. Cronbach's a (0.95 for total score; 0.67-0.92 for subscales) confirmed internal consistency reliability. The…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Problem Solving, Adults, Obesity
Perry, Christina M.; De Ayala, R. J.; Lebow, Ryan; Hayden, Emily – Health Education & Behavior, 2008
The purpose of this study was to obtain validity evidence for the Physical Activity and Healthy Food Efficacy Scale for Children (PAHFE). Construct validity evidence identifies four subscales: Goal-Setting for Physical Activity, Goal-Setting for Healthy Food Choices, Decision-Making for Physical Activity, and Decision-Making for Healthy Food…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Self Efficacy, Construct Validity, Test Validity
Thiagarajah, Krisha; Fly, Alyce D.; Hoelscher, Deanna M.; Bai, Yeon; Lo, Kaman; Leone, Angela; Shertzer, Julie A. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Background: The School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) questionnaire was developed as a surveillance instrument to measure physical activity, nutrition attitudes, and dietary and physical activity behaviors in children and adolescents. The SPAN questionnaire has 2 versions. Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the validity of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Physical Activities, Nutrition, Questionnaires
Peer reviewedMcKenzie, Thomas L.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
The Behaviors of Eating and Activity for Children's Health Evaluation System (BEACHES) codes direct observations of children's dietary and physical activity behaviors and associated environmental events, including physical location, antecedents, and consequences. The system's reliability and validity was assessed in a study of 42 children (ages…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Eating Habits, Environmental Influences, Evaluation Methods
