Validity of Pieron’s Questionnaire on Physical/Sports Habits and Behaviors in Young People from Northern Mexico
<span>Several self-report questionnaires have been used to evaluate various determiners of sports practice in young people, but very few have been applied to Mexicans. In this analysis, the questionnaire was administered to 222 subjects (13-25 years). We determined its internal consistency...
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| author | Arnulfo Ramos-Jiménez Abraham Wall-Medrano Óscar A. Esparza-Del Villar Rosa Patricia Hernández-Torres |
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| description | <span>Several self-report questionnaires have been used to evaluate various determiners of sports practice in young people, but very few have been applied to Mexicans. In this analysis, the questionnaire was administered to 222 subjects (13-25 years). We determined its internal consistency (Cronbach <img src="http://redie.uabc.mx/contenido//vol12no2/art-267-eng/alfa.jpg" alt="" width="13" height="12" />), content validity (document analysis), construct (Exploratory Factor Analysis, <span><span>EFA</span></span>) as well as that of the criterion. The latter, by its correlation (Spearman) with anthropometric variables: body mass index (<span><span>BMI</span></span>) and waist circumference (<span><span>WC</span></span>)* and physiological (<span>VO</span>2max). The results showed that the internal consistency is acceptable (Cronbach’s <img src="http://redie.uabc.mx/contenido//vol12no2/art-267-eng/alfa.jpg" alt="" width="13" height="12" />= 0.68 to 0.85). Moreover, this questionnaire similarly responds to queries posed in surveys already reported (to find out the physical, educational, psychological and socio-demographic characteristics of physical/sports practice). The <span><span>EFA</span></span> showed 1, 2 and 3 factor structures with adequate Cronbach´s <img src="http://redie.uabc.mx/contenido//vol12no2/art-267-eng/alfa.jpg" alt="" width="13" height="12" />(~0,70) and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (~0,72) values. The practice of physical activity was associated with a lower <span><span>BMI</span></span> and higher <span>VO</span>2max. The questionnaire proved to be a valid instrument for investigating physical/sports habits and behavior in young people from northern Mexico.<br /></span> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-211f4f4f62cf42719b5f0e86a857fcbb2022-12-21T23:02:44ZengUniversidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaRevista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa1607-40412010-11-01122258Validity of Pieron’s Questionnaire on Physical/Sports Habits and Behaviors in Young People from Northern MexicoArnulfo Ramos-Jiménez0Abraham Wall-Medrano1Óscar A. Esparza-Del Villar2Rosa Patricia Hernández-Torres3Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezInstituto de Ciencias Biomédicas Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezInstituto de Ciencias Biomédicas Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad JuárezFacultad de Educación Física y Ciencias del Deporte Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua<span>Several self-report questionnaires have been used to evaluate various determiners of sports practice in young people, but very few have been applied to Mexicans. In this analysis, the questionnaire was administered to 222 subjects (13-25 years). We determined its internal consistency (Cronbach <img src="http://redie.uabc.mx/contenido//vol12no2/art-267-eng/alfa.jpg" alt="" width="13" height="12" />), content validity (document analysis), construct (Exploratory Factor Analysis, <span><span>EFA</span></span>) as well as that of the criterion. The latter, by its correlation (Spearman) with anthropometric variables: body mass index (<span><span>BMI</span></span>) and waist circumference (<span><span>WC</span></span>)* and physiological (<span>VO</span>2max). The results showed that the internal consistency is acceptable (Cronbach’s <img src="http://redie.uabc.mx/contenido//vol12no2/art-267-eng/alfa.jpg" alt="" width="13" height="12" />= 0.68 to 0.85). Moreover, this questionnaire similarly responds to queries posed in surveys already reported (to find out the physical, educational, psychological and socio-demographic characteristics of physical/sports practice). The <span><span>EFA</span></span> showed 1, 2 and 3 factor structures with adequate Cronbach´s <img src="http://redie.uabc.mx/contenido//vol12no2/art-267-eng/alfa.jpg" alt="" width="13" height="12" />(~0,70) and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (~0,72) values. The practice of physical activity was associated with a lower <span><span>BMI</span></span> and higher <span>VO</span>2max. The questionnaire proved to be a valid instrument for investigating physical/sports habits and behavior in young people from northern Mexico.<br /></span>http://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/265Saluddeportejóvenesactividades físicas. |
| spellingShingle | Arnulfo Ramos-Jiménez Abraham Wall-Medrano Óscar A. Esparza-Del Villar Rosa Patricia Hernández-Torres Validity of Pieron’s Questionnaire on Physical/Sports Habits and Behaviors in Young People from Northern Mexico Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa Salud deporte jóvenes actividades físicas. |
| title | Validity of Pieron’s Questionnaire on Physical/Sports Habits and Behaviors in Young People from Northern Mexico |
| title_full | Validity of Pieron’s Questionnaire on Physical/Sports Habits and Behaviors in Young People from Northern Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Validity of Pieron’s Questionnaire on Physical/Sports Habits and Behaviors in Young People from Northern Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validity of Pieron’s Questionnaire on Physical/Sports Habits and Behaviors in Young People from Northern Mexico |
| title_short | Validity of Pieron’s Questionnaire on Physical/Sports Habits and Behaviors in Young People from Northern Mexico |
| title_sort | validity of pieron s questionnaire on physical sports habits and behaviors in young people from northern mexico |
| topic | Salud deporte jóvenes actividades físicas. |
| url | http://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/265 |
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