Factor structure and measurement invariance of a 10-item decisional balance scale: longitudinal and subgroup examination within an adult diabetic sample

Title: Factor structure and measurement invariance of a 10-item decisional balance scale: longitudinal and subgroup examination within an adult diabetic sample
Creator: Pickering, Michael A.; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.
Relation: Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science Vol. 13, Issue 4, p. 206-226
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10913670903260086
Publisher: Routledge
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2009
Description: This study explores the longitudinal and subgroup measurement properties of a 10-item, physical activity decisional balance scale, previously published by Plotnikoff, Blanchard, Hotz, and Rhodes (2001), within a diabetic sample of Canadian adults. Results indicated that a three-factor measurement model consistently improved model fit compared to the previously published two-factor model. Evidence of configural, metric, and scalar measurement invariance across time and among subgroups suggests that the 10-item decisional balance scale is appropriate for investigating associative relationships with other constructs and for comparing group means of the pros and cons subscales among a variety of diabetic population subgroups.
Subject: physical activity; decisional balance; pros; cons; measurement invariance; confirmatory factor analysis
Identifier: uon:7018
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/925325
Identifier: ISSN:1091-367X
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