RT Journal Article
T1 Psychometric Characteristics of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale in the Context of Physical Activity in Nature
A1 Fuentesal García, Julio
A1 Baena Extremera, Antonio
A1 Sáez Padilla, Jesús
AB The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Physical ActivityEnjoyment Scale applied to different contexts for initial or original use, such as in the context ofphysical activity in nature. In order to do this, we carried out a study at some primary and secondaryschools located in western Andalucía (Spain), with students aged 9–12 years old (M = 11.22; SD = 1.07).Therefore, a sample of 206 students in Study 1 (98 boys = 47.8%; 107 girls = 52.2%) and 455 studentsin Study 2 (228 boys = 50.1% 227 girls = 49.9%) was used. The students of the two groups that belongto the study created a program related to Physical Activity in Nature. Descriptive, exploratory, andconfirmatory analyses were conducted. We also analyzed several other factors, such as internalconsistency, composite reliability, average extracted variance, and convergent validity. Afterward,differences according to gender and school year were also studied. The data showed the need toeliminate many of the items from the original scale, giving, as a result, a model of six items thatsatisfactorily fit into the confirmatory analysis for the use of physical activity in nature. The ANOVAstatistical test, used to analyze sex and school year, did not show any tangible differences between thetarget groups. Thanks to its application, we note that the PACES instrument cannot be applied as-is;some items must be removed or modified. Therefore, we must obtain a new, more specific instrumentfor these types of incipient practices undertaken in natural environments.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2019
FD 2019-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18219
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18219
LA eng
NO Fuentesal García, J., Baena Extremera, A., & Sáez Padilla, J. (2019). Psychometric Characteristics of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale in the Context of Physical Activity in Nature. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(24), 4880. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244880
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026