Enhancing the Content Validity of Self-Reported Physical Activity Self-Efficacy in Adolescents: A Qualitative Study

Reem A. Algheryafi; Katherine B. Bevans; Shivayogi V. Hiremath; Jin Shei Lai; Carole A. Tucker

doi:10.1097/PEP.0000000000000945

Enhancing the Content Validity of Self-Reported Physical Activity Self-Efficacy in Adolescents: A Qualitative Study

Reem A. Algheryafi, Katherine B. Bevans, Shivayogi V. Hiremath, Jin Shei Lai, Carole A. Tucker^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Medical Social Sciences

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

Purpose: This study's primary purpose was to enhance the content validity of a self-reported measure of self-efficacy for physical activity (PA) in adolescents. This was addressed through assessment of younger and older adolescents' understanding of the construct of self-efficacy for PA, coupled with assessment of the content coverage and comprehensibility of items derived from existing measures. Methods: Participants completed individual semistructured and cognitive debriefing interviews as well as 3 PA self-efficacy questionnaires. Results: Thematic analysis identified personal and environmental facilitators and barriers to PA self-efficacy. The major categories were physical; psychological; interaction with surroundings; support and relationships; attitudes; and services, systems, and natural environments. Cognitive interviews resulted in the retention of 52 final items: 24 for self-efficacy with perceived facilitators and 28 for self-efficacy to overcome barriers. Conclusions: This study provides a PA self-efficacy instrument with expanded content coverage that is relevant to adolescents as young as 11 years. With further validation testing in future studies, this instrument will enable pediatric physical therapists and researchers to assess PA self-efficacy and design effective intervention strategies to improve PA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	519-527
Number of pages	9
Journal	Pediatric Physical Therapy
Volume	34
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000945
State	Published - Oct 1 2022

Funding

Grant Support: This study was supported by a Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant for the Summer 2021 term from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The primary investigator was supported by a scholarship for the PhD degree from Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education. At the time this article was written, Reem A. Algheryafi was a PhD student at Neuromotor Science program, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Keywords

Health outcome
Pediatric
Qualitative research

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

Access to Document

10.1097/PEP.0000000000000945

Cite this

@article{84bffb23946246d3b5f4a55fb958ca57,

title = "Enhancing the Content Validity of Self-Reported Physical Activity Self-Efficacy in Adolescents: A Qualitative Study",

abstract = "Purpose: This study's primary purpose was to enhance the content validity of a self-reported measure of self-efficacy for physical activity (PA) in adolescents. This was addressed through assessment of younger and older adolescents' understanding of the construct of self-efficacy for PA, coupled with assessment of the content coverage and comprehensibility of items derived from existing measures. Methods: Participants completed individual semistructured and cognitive debriefing interviews as well as 3 PA self-efficacy questionnaires. Results: Thematic analysis identified personal and environmental facilitators and barriers to PA self-efficacy. The major categories were physical; psychological; interaction with surroundings; support and relationships; attitudes; and services, systems, and natural environments. Cognitive interviews resulted in the retention of 52 final items: 24 for self-efficacy with perceived facilitators and 28 for self-efficacy to overcome barriers. Conclusions: This study provides a PA self-efficacy instrument with expanded content coverage that is relevant to adolescents as young as 11 years. With further validation testing in future studies, this instrument will enable pediatric physical therapists and researchers to assess PA self-efficacy and design effective intervention strategies to improve PA.",

keywords = "Health outcome, Pediatric, Qualitative research",

author = "Algheryafi, {Reem A.} and Bevans, {Katherine B.} and Hiremath, {Shivayogi V.} and Lai, {Jin Shei} and Tucker, {Carole A.}",

year = "2022",

month = oct,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1097/PEP.0000000000000945",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "34",

pages = "519--527",

journal = "Pediatric Physical Therapy",

issn = "0898-5669",

publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Enhancing the Content Validity of Self-Reported Physical Activity Self-Efficacy in Adolescents

T2 - A Qualitative Study

AU - Algheryafi, Reem A.

AU - Bevans, Katherine B.

AU - Hiremath, Shivayogi V.

AU - Lai, Jin Shei

AU - Tucker, Carole A.

PY - 2022/10/1

Y1 - 2022/10/1

N2 - Purpose: This study's primary purpose was to enhance the content validity of a self-reported measure of self-efficacy for physical activity (PA) in adolescents. This was addressed through assessment of younger and older adolescents' understanding of the construct of self-efficacy for PA, coupled with assessment of the content coverage and comprehensibility of items derived from existing measures. Methods: Participants completed individual semistructured and cognitive debriefing interviews as well as 3 PA self-efficacy questionnaires. Results: Thematic analysis identified personal and environmental facilitators and barriers to PA self-efficacy. The major categories were physical; psychological; interaction with surroundings; support and relationships; attitudes; and services, systems, and natural environments. Cognitive interviews resulted in the retention of 52 final items: 24 for self-efficacy with perceived facilitators and 28 for self-efficacy to overcome barriers. Conclusions: This study provides a PA self-efficacy instrument with expanded content coverage that is relevant to adolescents as young as 11 years. With further validation testing in future studies, this instrument will enable pediatric physical therapists and researchers to assess PA self-efficacy and design effective intervention strategies to improve PA.

AB - Purpose: This study's primary purpose was to enhance the content validity of a self-reported measure of self-efficacy for physical activity (PA) in adolescents. This was addressed through assessment of younger and older adolescents' understanding of the construct of self-efficacy for PA, coupled with assessment of the content coverage and comprehensibility of items derived from existing measures. Methods: Participants completed individual semistructured and cognitive debriefing interviews as well as 3 PA self-efficacy questionnaires. Results: Thematic analysis identified personal and environmental facilitators and barriers to PA self-efficacy. The major categories were physical; psychological; interaction with surroundings; support and relationships; attitudes; and services, systems, and natural environments. Cognitive interviews resulted in the retention of 52 final items: 24 for self-efficacy with perceived facilitators and 28 for self-efficacy to overcome barriers. Conclusions: This study provides a PA self-efficacy instrument with expanded content coverage that is relevant to adolescents as young as 11 years. With further validation testing in future studies, this instrument will enable pediatric physical therapists and researchers to assess PA self-efficacy and design effective intervention strategies to improve PA.

KW - Health outcome

KW - Pediatric

KW - Qualitative research

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85139526407&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85139526407&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000945

DO - 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000945

M3 - Article

C2 - 36095058

AN - SCOPUS:85139526407

SN - 0898-5669

VL - 34

SP - 519

EP - 527

JO - Pediatric Physical Therapy

JF - Pediatric Physical Therapy

IS - 4

ER -

Enhancing the Content Validity of Self-Reported Physical Activity Self-Efficacy in Adolescents: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

Funding

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this