title: Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale: Validation of the Arabic Version Among Jordanians With Chronic Diseases.
abstract: This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of Exercise Self-Efficacy scale (ESE-A) among Jordanian outpatients with a variety of chronic diseases using descriptive cross-sectional design. Participants' scores of ESE-A significantly correlated with their reported weekly exercise frequency ( r = .23, p< .001), duration ( r = .31, p< .001), and evaluation of their physical exercise ( r = .39, p< .001). The construct validity was tested using exploratory factor analysis, which retained all items, and the scree plot showed one meaningful factor with an eigenvalue of 10.38 and an explained variance of 57.7%. Furthermore, Cronbach's alpha was .89 and split-half coefficient was .83 indicating that the ESE-A is a reliable scale. The ESE-A was found to be a robust measure to evaluate exercise self-efficacy among Arabic patients with chronic diseases. Arabic researchers interested in exercise self-efficacy are invited to utilize the ESE-A in their studies to confirm its psychometric properties.
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.|2 University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Muhammad W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Darawad
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ayman M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hamdan-Mansour
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Amani A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.|3 Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arabiat
authors.affiliation: 4 King SaudUniversity, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Osama A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Samarkandi
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.|2 University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alhussami
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000523:psychology; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Arabic; chronic diseases; exercise self-efficacy; factor analysis; psychometric properties