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Test-retest reliability and construct validity of the ENERGY-child questionnaire on energy balance-related behaviours and their potential determinants: the ENERGY-project
Yannis ManiosMaïté VerloigneLéonie UijtdewilligenMarloes K. MartensAmika S. SinghJohannes BrugFrøydis Nordgård VikSarolta StomfaiJuan Miguel Fernández-alviraMai J M Chinapawsubject
GerontologyMalepsychometricApplied psychologyHealth BehaviorEnergy balanceMedicine (miscellaneous)physical activityChild Behaviorfruit juiceVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Nutrition: 811DESIGNsoft drinksSurveys and QuestionnairesADOLESCENTSMedicine and Health SciencesMedicineChildlcsh:RC620-627EXCESSIVE WEIGHT-GAINReliability (statistics)Nutrition and DieteticsSCHOOLCHILDRENlcsh:Public aspects of medicineData Collectionbreakfastself-reportTest (assessment)Europelcsh:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseasesYOUTHOBESITYFemalechild questionnairePopulation researchEnergy (esotericism)Behavioural sciencesHEALTH BEHAVIORPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationInterviews as Topicsedentary behaviouractive transportHumansObesityExerciseOVERWEIGHTData collectionbusiness.industryResearchConstruct validityReproducibility of Resultslcsh:RA1-1270PREVENTIONDietPHYSICAL-ACTIVITYbusinessEnergy Metabolismdescription
Published version of an article in the journal: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Also available from the publihser:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-8-136 BACKGROUND:Insight in children's energy balance-related behaviours (EBRBs) and their determinants is important to inform obesity prevention research. Therefore, reliable and valid tools to measure these variables in large-scale population research are needed.OBJECTIVE:To examine the test-retest reliability and construct validity of the child questionnaire used in the ENERGY-project, measuring EBRBs and their potential determinants among 10-12 year old children.METHODS:We collected data among 10-12 year old children (n = 730 in the test-retest reliability study; n = 96 in the construct validity study) in six European countries, i.e. Belgium, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, and Spain. Test-retest reliability was assessed using the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) and percentage agreement comparing scores from two measurements, administered one week apart. To assess construct validity, the agreement between questionnaire responses and a subsequent face-to-face interview was assessed using ICC and percentage agreement.RESULTS:Of the 150 questionnaire items, 115 (77%) showed good to excellent test-retest reliability as indicated by ICCs > .60 or percentage agreement [greater than or equal to] 75%. Test-retest reliability was moderate for 34 items (23%) and poor for one item. Construct validity appeared to be good to excellent for 70 (47%) of the 150 items, as indicated by ICCs > .60 or percentage agreement [greater than or equal to] 75%. From the other 80 items, construct validity was moderate for 40 (27%) and poor for 40 items (27%).CONCLUSIONS:Our results demonstrate that the ENERGY-child questionnaire, assessing EBRBs of the child as well as personal, family, and school-environmental determinants related to these EBRBs, has good test-retest reliability and moderate to good construct validity for the large majority of items.
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2011-12-01 |