Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2008. Vol. Vol. 20 (nº 4). 890-895
Emilia Fernández García, Fernando Sánchez Bañuelos* y Juan José Salinero Martín**
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, * Universidad Castilla La Mancha y ** Universidad Camilo José Cela
El objetivo de este trabajo es la validación al castellano de la Escala de Disfrute con la Actividad Física - PACES (Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale), de Kendzierski y DeCarlo (1991), adaptándola a la población de chicas adolescentes españolas, así como la obtención de una versión reducida de la misma. Para ello se realizó un análisis de fiabilidad y, a continuación, la validez del constructo fue constatada en dos pasos, primero mediante un análisis factorial exploratorio y posteriormente aplicando el modelo de ecuaciones estructurales para la realización de un análisis factorial confirmatorio. La escala se administró a 2.777 chicas adolescentes de Educación Secundaria entre 12 y 18 años. Los resultados muestran la fiabilidad de la prueba y la validez del constructo, con un buen ajuste al modelo. La escala adaptada arrojó una reducción a seis ítems, lo que permite disponer de un instrumento breve y eficiente para la medición del disfrute con la actividad física.
Validation and adaptation of the PACES scale of enjoyment of the practice of physical activity for Spanish adolescent girls. The goal of this study is to validate a Spanish version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES, Kendzierski & DeCarlo, 1991), in the population of Spanish adolescent girls, and also to obtain a reduced version of the scale. For this purpose, reliability analysis was conducted, and construct validity was assessed in two steps: exploratory factor analysis and structural equation model with confirmatory factor analysis. The scale was administered to a sample of 2777 adolescent girls of Secondary Education, ages between 12-18 years. The results show the reliability of the instrument and the construct validity with a good fit of the model. The adapted scale was reduced to six items, a shorter and efficient scale that allows us to measure the enjoyment of physical activity.
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