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Barrack, 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
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Glenn D. Israel; Halil I. Sari; Nicole Owens Duffy; Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez; David C. Diehl; Saul J. Abarca Orozco; Elder Garcia Varela; Lauren H. Sweeney – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2020
Programs utilizing research-tested evaluation tools can help identify effective educational strategies and document program effectiveness and impact. Using the case of the UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program (FNP), this article illustrates steps for conducting a rigorous assessment of the measurement properties of evaluation instruments.…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Intervention, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
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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
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Derscheid, Linda E.; Kim, So-Yeun; Zittel, Lauriece L.; Umoren, Josephine; Henry, Beverly W. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
Childhood obesity remains a problem in the United States. Preschool teachers can help to attenuate it but need to have the confidence or self-efficacy to provide healthy practices. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to (a) develop and validate a preschool teacher self-efficacy tool to examine teachers' confidence in addressing the nutrition…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Child Health
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Tucker, Carolyn M.; Rice, Kenneth G.; Desmond, Frederic F.; Hou, Wei; Kaye, Lillian B.; Smith, Tasia M. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
Objective: To develop a youth form of the Motivators of and Barriers to Health-Smart Behaviors Inventory (MB-HSBI--Youth) for use in identifying self-reported motivators of and barriers to the following health-promoting behaviors (called "health-smart" behaviors): eating a healthy breakfast, eating healthy foods and snacks, drinking healthy…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Nutrition, Physical Activity Level, Measures (Individuals)
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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
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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