title: Reliability and validity of the modified Child and Adolescent Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (CAPANS-C) questionnaire examining potential correlates of physical activity participation among Chinese-Australian youth.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To date, few questionnaires examining psychosocial influences of physical activity (PA) participation have been psychometrically tested among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) youth. An understanding of these influences may help explain the observed differences in PA among CALD youth. Therefore, this study examined the reliability and predictive validity of a brief self-report questionnaire examining potential psychological and social correlates of physical activity among a sample of Chinese-Australian youth.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two Chinese-weekend cultural schools from eastern metropolitan Melbourne consented to participate in this study. In total, 505 students aged 11 to 16 years were eligible for inclusion in the present study, and of these, 106 students agreed to participate (21% response rate). Participants completed at 37-item self-report questionnaire examining perceived psychological and social influences on physical activity participation twice, with a test-retest interval of 7 days. Predictive validity, internal consistency and test-retest reliability were evaluated using exploratory factor analyses, Cronbach's α coefficient, and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) respectively. Predictive validity was assessed by correlating responses against duration spent in self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The exploratory factor analysis revealed a nine factor structure, with the majority of factors exhibiting high internal consistency (α ≥ 0.6). In addition, four of the nine factors had an ICC ≥ 0.6. Spearman rank-order correlations coefficients between the nine factors and self-reported minutes spent in MVPA ranged from -0.5 to 0.3 for all participants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first study to examine the psychometric properties of a potential psychological and social correlates questionnaire among Chinese-Australian youth. The questionnaire was found to provide reliable estimates on a range of psychological and social influences on physical activity and evidence of predictive validity on a limited number of factors. More research is required to improve the reliability and validity of the questionnaire.
authors: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia. claudia.strugnell@deakin.edu.au.
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Strugnell
authors: Andre
authors: A
authors: Renzaho
authors: Kate
authors: K
authors: Ridley
authors: Cate
authors: C
authors: Burns
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires