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Validation and invariance testing of the English Short Physical activity enjoyment scale

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  • Susanne Weyland
  • Navin Kaushal
  • Julian Fritsch
  • Ulrich Strauch
  • Darko Jekauc

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Enjoyment is recognized as a determinant of physical activity habits. The enjoyment of engaging in physical activity can be measured with the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES). Later versions of this scale have been shortened to capture the component of subjective feeling, which has been validated using German-speaking samples. The aim of this study was to examine internal consistency, factorial validity, criterion-related validity, test-retest reliability, and measurement invariance (across gender and languages) in an English-speaking population. Data on physical activity enjoyment and self-reported physical activity were collected through an online survey with a test-retest design (n = 276,189 female, M = 42.55, SD = 16.81 years) conducted from September 2023 to December 2023. In addition, a German-speaking sample (n = 1017, 497 female, M = 29.77, SD = 13.54 years) was analyzed to assess measurement invariance with respect to language. McDonald’s omega at time 1 was ω = 0.95. The confirmatory factor analysis supports the assumption of the unidimensional structure of PACES-S (χ2 = 19.8, df = 2, p

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  • Susanne Weyland & Navin Kaushal & Julian Fritsch & Ulrich Strauch & Darko Jekauc, 2024. "Validation and invariance testing of the English Short Physical activity enjoyment scale," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(11), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0313626
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313626
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    1. Darko Jekauc & Carina Nigg & Claudio R Nigg & Markus Reichert & Janina Krell-Roesch & Doris Oriwol & Steffen Schmidt & Kathrin Wunsch & Alexander Woll, 2020. "Measurement properties of the German version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale for adults," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(11), pages 1-19, November.
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