Psychometric properties of the Malay version of the self-efficacy for exercise scale

The present study was aimed at validating the Malay-language version of the Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale (SEE-M) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Data were collected from undergraduate students at all campuses of the Universiti Sains Malaysia. A total of 1,605 students completed the SEE...

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Published in:PloS one 2019-05, Vol.14 (5), p.e0215698-e0215698
Main Authors: Sabo, Abdulwali, Kueh, Yee Cheng, Kuan, Garry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis
Biology and Life Sciences
Chronic diseases
Chronic illnesses
College students
Confirmatory factor analysis
Correlation
Diabetes
Effectiveness
English language
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Factor analysis
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Language
Lifestyles
Malaysia
Male
Measures
Medical research
Medicine and Health Sciences
Older people
Participation
People and Places
Physical fitness
Psychometrics - methods
Quantitative psychology
Reliability aspects
Research and Analysis Methods
Research methodology
Researchers
Risk factors
Self Efficacy
Social Sciences
Socialization
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Translation (Languages)
Undergraduate students
University students
Validity
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:The present study was aimed at validating the Malay-language version of the Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale (SEE-M) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Data were collected from undergraduate students at all campuses of the Universiti Sains Malaysia. A total of 1,605 students completed the SEE-M (female: 71.5%, male: 28.5%), with the mean age of 20.3 years (SD = 1.5). Perceived self-efficacy was assessed with the 18-item SEE-M. Standard forward-backward translation was performed to translate the English version of the Efficacy for Exercise Scale (SEE) into the Malay version (SEE-M). The 2 initial measurement models tested (1-factor and 3-factor models) did not result in a good fit to the data. Subsequent investigation of the CFA results recommended some modifications, including adding correlations between the item residuals within the same latent variable. These modifications resulted in good fit indices for the 1-factor model (RMSEA = .059, CFI = .939, TLI = .922, SRMR = .049) and the 3-factor model (RMSEA = .066, CFI = .924, TLI = .903, SRMR = .051). The final measurement models comprised all 18 SEE-M items, which had significant factor loadings of more than .40. The test-retest results indicated that the SEE-M was stable, with an intra-class correlation of .99. The composite reliability was .886 for the 1-factor model and .670-.854 for the 3-factor model. The translated version of the SEE-M was valid and reliable for assessing the level of self-efficacy for exercise among university students in Malaysia. This study examining the psychometric properties of the SEE scale based on CFA was the first to assess 2 proposed models (1-factor and 3-factor models) simultaneously and to translate the original, English-language SEE into Malay.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0215698