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Translation and Validation of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Active Commuting to and from School (BPNS-ACS) Scale in Young Portuguese Students

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  • Adilson Marques

    (Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana (CIPER), Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisboa, Portugal
    Instituto de Saúde Ambiental (ISAMB), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Thiago Santos

    (Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Tecnologia, Universidade Europeia, 1500-210 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Élvio R. Gouveia

    (Departamento de Educação Física e Desporto, Universidade da Madeira, 9000-390 Funchal, Portugal
    Interactive Technologies Institute, LARSyS, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal)

  • Yolanda Demetriou

    (Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 80992 Munich, Germany)

  • Dorothea M. I. Schönbach

    (Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 80992 Munich, Germany)

  • Gerson Ferrari

    (Escuela de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, el Deporte y la Salud, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Santiago 7500618, Chile)

  • Dorota Kleszczewska

    (Institute of Mother and Child Foundation, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Anna Dzielska

    (Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Institute of Mother and Child, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Miguel Peralta

    (Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana (CIPER), Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisboa, Portugal
    Instituto de Saúde Ambiental (ISAMB), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

Active commuting to and from school (ACS) is a strategy to enhance physical activity levels in youths. To promote ACS, it is important to understand the factors that lead to this behaviour. With this in mind, an adaptation of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale for ACS was developed, named the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Active Commuting to and from School (BPNS-ACS) scale. This study aimed to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the BPNS-ACS scale in young Portuguese students. A cross-sectional study was designed. A total of 338 students (212 girls, 126 boys), aged between 11 and 19 years old from 31 Portuguese cities participated in this study. To provide validity evidence based on the questionnaire’s internal structure, confirmatory factor analyses were performed to test the three dimensions of the BNPS-ACS scale. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated an acceptable fit to the data. The internal consistency of the measures was accepted as the composite reliability values ranged from 0.78 to 0.94. The evaluation of psychometric properties provided evidence of the adequacy of this questionnaire among Portuguese youth aged 11 to 19 years old.

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  • Adilson Marques & Thiago Santos & Élvio R. Gouveia & Yolanda Demetriou & Dorothea M. I. Schönbach & Gerson Ferrari & Dorota Kleszczewska & Anna Dzielska & Miguel Peralta, 2021. "Translation and Validation of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Active Commuting to and from School (BPNS-ACS) Scale in Young Portuguese Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:24:p:13091-:d:700344
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    1. Adilson Marques & Duarte Henriques-Neto & Miguel Peralta & João Martins & Yolanda Demetriou & Dorothea M. I. Schönbach & Margarida Gaspar de Matos, 2020. "Prevalence of Physical Activity among Adolescents from 105 Low, Middle, and High-Income Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-11, April.
    2. Miguel Peralta & Duarte Henriques-Neto & Joana Bordado & Nuno Loureiro & Susana Diz & Adilson Marques, 2020. "Active Commuting to School and Physical Activity Levels among 11 to 16 Year-Old Adolescents from 63 Low- and Middle-Income Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-8, February.
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