Abstract
The purpose of this study was to adapt the “Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale” (APAS) for Turkish higher education students. Study was conducted during 2018–2019 autumn semester at a public university in the central Anatolia region of Turkey. The APAS was applied to 1021 voluntary university students from eleven different faculties and departments of the university. Descriptive statistics, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, internal consistency coefficients were used in statistical analysis. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a six factor solution explaining 60.2% of the variance. Then, confirmatory factor analysis on the 38 items showed good fit to the 6-dimension model according to the goodness-of-fit criteria. The psychometric data of the scale showed that the Turkish version of the scale for higher education students reached the required levels. As a result, the “Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale” can be used in reliable and valid way at higher education students in Turkey at national or cross-cultural studies in examining physical activity attitudes.
Highlights
The purpose of this study was to adapt the “Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale” (APAS) for Turkish higher education students
When confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on the 38 items the results showed good fit to the 6-dimension model according to the goodness-of-fit criteria, with Comparative Fit Index (CFI) equal to .95, with Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) equal to .95, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) equal to .04 (90% Confidence Interval), and all standardized path coefficients were in the range of .54 and .86, and statistically significant (x2/sd values >2.70, where x stands for a path coefficient, and sd is the standard deviation)
As the results of confirmatory factor analysis were examined in detail, model goodness-of-fit was considered adequate when fit statistics Comparative Fit Index (CFI) was ≥.95,Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) was ≥.95, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) was 2.70). These results show that the APAS sub-scales can be considered reliable and valid for use with Turkey university students on the basis of citeria recommended in the literature (Kline, 2016)
Summary
The purpose of this study was to adapt the “Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale” (APAS) for Turkish higher education students. The “Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale” can be used in reliable and valid way at higher education students in Turkey at national or cross-cultural studies in examining physical activity attitudes. Mok et al (2015) revealed psychometric properties of the scale after a rasch analysis based on data from five countries (Lithuania, Poland, Serbia, Singapore and Zimbabwe) at global level. Rasch analysis showed empirical evidence in support of measurement validity and reliability of the APAS for school childrens in classroom settings at various geographical locations globally. The purpose of this study was to examine the realibility and validity of the “Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale” (Mok et al, 2015) for measurements of Turkish higher education students
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