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. 2023 Jan;29(1):37-50.
doi: 10.4094/chnr.2023.29.1.37. Epub 2023 Jan 31.

Psychometric validation of the Child Healthy Lifestyle Profile in South Korea: a cross-sectional study

Kyung-Ah Kang  1 , Shin-Jeong Kim  2
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Psychometric validation of the Child Healthy Lifestyle Profile in South Korea: a cross-sectional study

Kyung-Ah Kang et al. Child Health Nurs Res. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to validate the Child Healthy Lifestyle Profile as an instrument for screening healthy behaviors in school-aged children in South Korea.

Methods: Self-reported questionnaires were administered to 454 students, comprising elementary-school students (n=221) and child cancer survivors (n=233). Reliability and validity were assessed using Cronbach's ⍺, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).

Results: Cronbach's ⍺, as a reliability test, was 0.87. Varimax rotation yielded nine factors with eigenvalues greater than 1 in the EFA, which explained 61.0% of the total variance. In the CFA, both convergent and discriminant validities were acceptable. Therefore, the Child Healthy Lifestyle Profile was validated as an assessment tool for Korean school-aged children.

Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, the Child Healthy Lifestyle Profile was identified as a reliable and valid instrument for assessing healthy lifestyles in elementary-school children in South Korea.

Keywords: Child; Health promotion; Life style; Surveys and questionnaires.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest

Shin-Jeong Kim has been an editor of Child Health Nursing Research since 2010. She was not involved in the review process of this article. No existing or potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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