BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This study assessed the psychometric properties of a modified self-efficacy scale-the Pregnancy-Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (P-ESES). METHODS: Pregnant women completed the P-ESES and physical activity questionnaires (N = 88). RESULTS: Internal consistency was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha (alpha = 0.838) and equal-length Spearman-Brown (alpha = 8.22). Squared multiple correlation coefficients were calculated showing 9 of 10 items with values greater than the desired .5. A nonrotated exploratory principal components analysis confirmed the same 9 of 10 items loaded on a single factor, accounting for 46.1% of the variance. Each item had an acceptable load value of .40 or higher. CONCLUSIONS: Initial testing of the P-ESES confirmed validity and reliability with the exception of 1 item from the original measure: "Exercising without physician approval".
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This study assessed the psychometric properties of a modified self-efficacy scale-the Pregnancy-Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (P-ESES). METHODS: Pregnant women completed the P-ESES and physical activity questionnaires (N = 88). RESULTS: Internal consistency was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha (alpha = 0.838) and equal-length Spearman-Brown (alpha = 8.22). Squared multiple correlation coefficients were calculated showing 9 of 10 items with values greater than the desired .5. A nonrotated exploratory principal components analysis confirmed the same 9 of 10 items loaded on a single factor, accounting for 46.1% of the variance. Each item had an acceptable load value of .40 or higher. CONCLUSIONS: Initial testing of the P-ESES confirmed validity and reliability with the exception of 1 item from the original measure: "Exercising without physician approval".
Authors: Caroline Borup Roland; Signe de Place Knudsen; Saud Abdulaziz Alomairah; Anne Dsane Andersen; Jane Bendix; Tine D Clausen; Stig Molsted; Andreas Kryger Jensen; Grete Teilmann; Astrid Pernille Jespersen; Jakob Eg Larsen; Gerrit van Hall; Emil Andersen; Romain Barrès; Ole Hartvig Mortensen; Helle Terkildsen Maindal; Lise Tarnow; Ellen Christine Leth Løkkegaard; Bente Stallknecht Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2021-03-19 Impact factor: 3.006