Psychometric Evaluation of the Adolescent Lifestyle Profile-Revised 2 for Middle Adolescents.
OBJECTIVE
The purposes of this methodological study were to factor analyze the Adolescent Lifestyle Profile-Revised 2 (ALP-R2) and to assess construct validity of the instrument with a sample of middle adolescents.


METHODS
A sample of 311 urban middle adolescents responded to the ALP-R2, to the Adolescent General Well-Being Questionnaire, and to the Anticipation of a Personal Future subscale on the Hopefulness Scale for Adolescents. Data obtained on the ALP-R2 were subjected to principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation.


RESULTS
A 5-factor solution was accepted. Construct validity was provided by statistically significant positive correlations between the ALP-R2 and two theoretically relevant variables.


CONCLUSIONS
Based on the results of this study, the ALP-R2 is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing health-promoting lifestyle in adolescents.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
Robert
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Scoloveno
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009515:New Jersey; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards