Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of “Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Self‐Efficacy and Recall Questionnaires for Children”

Authors : Sema SAL ALTAN, Murat BEKTAŞ

Pages : 139-145

Doi:10.31067/acusaglik.833016

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Publication Date : 2020-12-16

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: The objective of this study is to adapt the “Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Self‐Efficacy and Recall Questionnaires for Children” to the Turkish language. Methods: The study sample included 233 students aged between 9 and 14. Data were collected through a socio-demographic data collection form and “Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Self‐Efficacy Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HEPASEQ-C);” and the “Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Behavior Recall Questionnaire for children insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HEPABRO-C);”. In the evaluation of the socio-demographic data, mean and percentage were used. Content validity index, Pearson correlation analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis methods were used. Results: As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, factor loadings of the HEPASEQ-C ranged between 0.32-0.75, the fit indexes were 0.90 and above according to the confirmatory factor analysis, and the general Cronbach\`s alpha coefficient of the scale was 0.62. The Cronbach\`s alpha coefficient of the HEPABRO-C was 0.61 and the intra-class correlation coefficient was 0.62. Conclusion: As a result of the analyzes, it was found that the scales were a valid and reliable measurement tool for determining healthy eating and physical activity self-efficacy behaviors in Turkish children.
Keywords : Healthy eating, self efficacy, physical activity