Exercise self-efficacy scale: Validation of the Arabic version among Jordanians with chronic diseases
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Clinical Nursing Research
Publisher
SAGE
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery
RAS ID
23638
Abstract
This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of Exercise Self-Efficacy scale (ESE-A) among Jordanian outpatients with a variety of chronic diseases using descriptive cross-sectional design. Participants’ scores of ESE-A significantly correlated with their reported weekly exercise frequency (r = .23, p< .001), duration (r = .31, p< .001), and evaluation of their physical exercise (r = .39, p< .001). The construct validity was tested using exploratory factor analysis, which retained all items, and the scree plot showed one meaningful factor with an eigenvalue of 10.38 and an explained variance of 57.7%. Furthermore, Cronbach’s alpha was .89 and split-half coefficient was .83 indicating that the ESE-A is a reliable scale. The ESE-A was found to be a robust measure to evaluate exercise self-efficacy among Arabic patients with chronic diseases. Arabic researchers interested in exercise self-efficacy are invited to utilize the ESE-A in their studies to confirm its psychometric properties.
DOI
10.1177/1054773816683504
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Darawad, M. W., Hamdan-Mansour, A. M., Khalil, A. A., Arabiat, D., Samarkandi, O. A., & Alhussami, M. (2016). Exercise self-efficacy scale: Validation of the Arabic version among Jordanians with chronic diseases. Clinical Nursing Research, 27(7), 890-906. Available here