Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS) Among Thai Young Adults-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS) Among Thai Young Adults

Published:2024-08-16 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0163-2787
Container-title:Evaluation & the Health Professions
language:en
Short-container-title:Eval Health Prof

Author:

Ruckwongpatr Kamolthip¹,Ahorsu Daniel Kwasi²,Pimsen Apiradee³,Paratthakonkun Chirawat⁴,Tung Serene En Hui⁵,Pramukti Iqbal⁶,Bevan Nadia⁷,Chen Jung-Sheng⁸,Huang Chi Hsien⁹¹⁰,Pakpour Amir H.¹¹,Griffiths Mark D.¹²^ORCID,Lin Chung-Ying¹⁶¹³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

2. Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

3. Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Thailand

4. College of Sports Science and Technology, Mahidol University, Thailand

5. Division of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, IMU University, Malaysia

6. Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia

7. School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Australia

8. Department of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Taiwan

9. Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Taiwan

10. College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Taiwan

11. Department of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Sweden

12. International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, UK

13. Biostatistics Consulting Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Abstract

Examining ways of reducing physical inactivity has been at the forefront of public health research. Moreover, valid and reliable scales are needed to objectively assess physical activity (PA) avoidance. Previous research has shown that experiencing weight stigma and physical appearance-related concerns are associated with physical inactivity. However, there is currently no Thai instrument that assesses physical inactivity in relation to weight stigma. Therefore, the present study examined the psychometric properties of the Thai version of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS). Thai university students ( N = 612) recruited via convenience sampling completed an online survey using SurveyMonkey between September 2022 and January 2023. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), multigroup CFA, and Pearson correlations (between TAPAS scores, age, body mass index, and time spent exercising) were used to analyze the data. The CFA showed robust psychometric properties for the Thai version of TAPAS regarding its unidimensional structure. The TAPAS was measurement invariant across sex, weight status, and daily hours of exercise. However, no significant Pearson correlations were found. In general, the results showed that the TAPAS is a good scale for assessing PA avoidance among Thai young adults across different sexes, weight status, and daily hours of exercise.

Funder

E-Da Hospital

The Higher Education Sprout Project

The Ministry of Education at the Headquarters of University Advancement at the National Cheng Kung University

The 2022 Southeast and South Asia and Taiwan Universities Joint Research Scheme

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/01632787241271117

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