Nature Physical Activity Satisfaction in Parents of Preschoolers: Psychometric Properties of a Questionnaire

Physical activity in nature is one of the major recommendations prescribed by health professionals to bring benefits in all areas, being satisfaction of doing it of the main determinants to ensure that this is achieved. However, parenthood status may affect practice and levels of satisfaction with p...

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Autores: Rojo Ramos, Jorge, Polo Campos, Irene, Mañanas Iglesias, Carlos, Galán Arroyo, Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/23319
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23319
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Physical activity
Nature
Validation
Questionnaire
Parents
Actividad física
Naturaleza
Validación
Cuestionario
Padres
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Sumario:Physical activity in nature is one of the major recommendations prescribed by health professionals to bring benefits in all areas, being satisfaction of doing it of the main determinants to ensure that this is achieved. However, parenthood status may affect practice and levels of satisfaction with physical activity. Therefore, the objective of this study is to explore the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Spanish version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale, that assesses satisfaction with physical activity in the natural environment in parents of preschoolers. Reliability testing, as well as exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, were conducted. The findings revealed a single-factor structure made up of 16 items with high reliability and good and exceptional goodness-of-fit values. Therefore, the instrument can be considered as a free, easy-to-use and quick tool to analyze the satisfaction levels of preschool parents when it comes to physical activity in nature