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ERIC Number: EJ688437
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-May-1
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-3244
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Scale Development for Perceived School Climate for Girls' Physical Activity
Birnbaum, Amanda S.; Evenson, Kelly R.; Motl, Robert W.; Dishman, Rod K.; Voorhees, Carolyn C.; Sallis, James F.; Elder, John P.; Dowda, Marsha
American Journal of Health Behavior, v29 n3 p250-257 May 2005
Objectives: To test an original scale assessing perceived school climate for girls' physical activity in middle school girls. Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM). Results: CFA retained 5 of 14 original items. A model with 2 correlated factors, perceptions about teachers' and boys' behaviors, respectively, fit the data well in both sixth and eighth graders. SEM detected a positive, significant direct association of the teacher factor, but not the boy factor, with girls' self-reported physical activity. Conclusions: School climate for girls' physical activity is a measurable construct, and preliminary evidence suggests a relationship with physical activity.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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