Cross-cultural generalizability of the theory of planned behavior among young people in a physical activity context.
The present study tested the cross-cultural generalizability of the measurement and structural parameters of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) among youth in a physical activity context. Pupils from five cultural groups completed measures of attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), and intentions for physical activity. Five weeks later, participants completed self-report measures of physical activity behavior. Confirmatory factor analyses and multisample structural equation models revealed well-fitting models within each sample with minimal variations in the measurement parameters across cultures. There were a few significant cross-cultural differences in the structural relations among the TPB constructs. Attitudes predicted intentions in all samples (beta range = .300 to .550), whereas the effect of the subjective norms on intention was nonsignificant in all but the Hungarian sample (beta = .243). Conversely, the effect of PBC on intentions was significant (beta range = .302 to .573) in all but the Hungarian sample. Findings support the generalizability of the measures and pattern of effects for the TPB among young people in a physical activity context.
Hagger
Martin S
MS
School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, U.K.
Chatzisarantis
Nikos L D
NL
Barkoukis
Vassilis
V
Wang
John C K
JC
Hein
Vello
V
Pihu
Maret
M
Soós
Istvan
I
Karsai
Istvan
I
D000293:Adolescent; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004739:England; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires