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WANG Jing Jing, BARANOWSKI Tom, LAU WC Patrick, CHEN Tzu An, PITKETHLY Amanda Jane. Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children[J]. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2016, 29(3): 177-186. doi: 10.3967/bes2016.022
Citation: WANG Jing Jing, BARANOWSKI Tom, LAU WC Patrick, CHEN Tzu An, PITKETHLY Amanda Jane. Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children[J]. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2016, 29(3): 177-186. doi: 10.3967/bes2016.022

Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children

doi: 10.3967/bes2016.022
Funds:  The study was funded by the General Research Fund (GRF) from Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (to PWCL, project number: GRF 244913)
  • Objective This study initially validates the Chines eversion of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C), which has been identified as a potentially valid instrument to assess moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in children among diverse racial groups. Methods The psychometric properties of the PAQ-C with 742 Hong Kong Chinese children were assessed withthe scale's internal consistency, reliability, test-retest reliability, confirmatory factory analysis (CFA) in the overall sample, and multistep invariance tests across gender groups as well as convergent validity with body mass index (BMI), and an accelerometry-based MVPA. Results The Cronbach alpha coefficient (α=0.79),composite reliability value (ρ=0.81), andthe intraclass correlation coefficient(α=0.82)indicate the satisfactory reliability of the PAQ-C score.The CFA indicated data fit a single factor model, suggesting that the PAQ-C measures only one construct, on MVPA over the previous 7 days.The multiple-group CFAs suggested that the factor loadings and variances and covariances of the PAQ-C measurement model were invariant across gender groups. The PAQ-Cscore was related to accelerometry-based MVPA (r=0.33) and inversely related to BMI (r=-0.18). Conclusion This study demonstrates the reliability and validity of the PAQ-Cin Chinese children.
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Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children

doi: 10.3967/bes2016.022
Funds:  The study was funded by the General Research Fund (GRF) from Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (to PWCL, project number: GRF 244913)

Abstract: Objective This study initially validates the Chines eversion of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C), which has been identified as a potentially valid instrument to assess moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in children among diverse racial groups. Methods The psychometric properties of the PAQ-C with 742 Hong Kong Chinese children were assessed withthe scale's internal consistency, reliability, test-retest reliability, confirmatory factory analysis (CFA) in the overall sample, and multistep invariance tests across gender groups as well as convergent validity with body mass index (BMI), and an accelerometry-based MVPA. Results The Cronbach alpha coefficient (α=0.79),composite reliability value (ρ=0.81), andthe intraclass correlation coefficient(α=0.82)indicate the satisfactory reliability of the PAQ-C score.The CFA indicated data fit a single factor model, suggesting that the PAQ-C measures only one construct, on MVPA over the previous 7 days.The multiple-group CFAs suggested that the factor loadings and variances and covariances of the PAQ-C measurement model were invariant across gender groups. The PAQ-Cscore was related to accelerometry-based MVPA (r=0.33) and inversely related to BMI (r=-0.18). Conclusion This study demonstrates the reliability and validity of the PAQ-Cin Chinese children.

WANG Jing Jing, BARANOWSKI Tom, LAU WC Patrick, CHEN Tzu An, PITKETHLY Amanda Jane. Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children[J]. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2016, 29(3): 177-186. doi: 10.3967/bes2016.022
Citation: WANG Jing Jing, BARANOWSKI Tom, LAU WC Patrick, CHEN Tzu An, PITKETHLY Amanda Jane. Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children[J]. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2016, 29(3): 177-186. doi: 10.3967/bes2016.022

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