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  • Title: [Validation and adaptation of the PACES scale of enjoyment of the practice of physical activity for Spanish adolescent girls].
    Author: Fernández García E, Sánchez Bañuelos F, Salinero Martín JJ.
    Journal: Psicothema; 2008 Nov; 20(4):890-5. PubMed ID: 18940099.
    Abstract:
    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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