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Multicenter Study
. 2005 May-Jun;29(3):250-7.
doi: 10.5993/ajhb.29.3.6.

Scale development for perceived school climate for girls' physical activity

Amanda S Birnbaum  1 , Kelly R Evenson, Robert W Motl, Rod K Dishman, Carolyn C Voorhees, James F Sallis, John P Elder, Marsha Dowda
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Multicenter Study

Scale development for perceived school climate for girls' physical activity

Amanda S Birnbaum et al. Am J Health Behav. 2005 May-Jun.

Abstract

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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Structural Equation Model Fit in Sixth- and Eighth-grade Girls Note. Abbreviations: SC=school climate, PA=physical activity, D=disturbance term
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