title: The Physical Education Predisposition Scale: preliminary development and validation.
abstract: The main aim of this study was to develop and test psychometrically the Physical Education Predisposition Scale, to assess secondary school students' cost-benefit assessment of physical education (PE) participation (PE attitude affective and attitude cognitive) and self-perceptions (PE perceived competence and self-efficacy). Secondary aims were to explore how the two variables were related, and to investigate age and gender differences. Altogether, 315 Year 8 and 9 students (aged 12-14 years) from four North West England schools completed the Physical Education Predisposition Scale. Principal components analysis revealed the presence of a simple two-factor solution explaining 60.7% of the variance. Factor 1 (labelled Perceived PE Worth) reflected attitude affective and attitude cognitive (alpha = 0.91), and factor 2 (Perceived PE Ability) represented perceived competence and self-efficacy (alpha = 0.89). Significant positive correlations were observed between the factors (r = 0.67 to 0.71, P < 0.001). Boys scored significantly higher than girls on Perceived PE Worth (P < 0.001) and Perceived PE Ability (P = 0.02). Similarly, Year 8 students scored significantly higher than Year 9 students on Perceived PE Worth (P = 0.005) and Perceived PE Ability (P < 0.001). Our results support the potential of the Physical Education Predisposition Scale as a concise measurement tool for use in the PE setting, for both teachers and researchers.
authors.affiliation: REACH Group, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Toni A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Hilland
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stratton
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vinson
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fairclough
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology*; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012737:Sex Factors