A Study on the Psychometric Properties of the Short Version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale in an Adult Population

Julian Fritsch (), Susanne Weyland, Katharina Feil, Alexander Burchartz, Steffen Schmidt, Alexander Woll, Ulrich Strauch, Benjamin Wienke and Darko Jekauc
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Julian Fritsch: Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Susanne Weyland: Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Katharina Feil: Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Alexander Burchartz: Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Steffen Schmidt: Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Alexander Woll: Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Ulrich Strauch: Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Benjamin Wienke: Department of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Humboldt University of Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Darko Jekauc: Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-11

Abstract: A new measure of the short form of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES-S), including four items, has been developed that focuses on the subjective experience of enjoyment. As validation has so far only been conducted in a youth population, the purpose of the present article was to test the psychometric properties of the measure in an adult population in three studies. In the first study ( n = 1017) the results supported the unidimensional structure of the instrument (χ 2 = 10.0; df = 2; p < 0.01; CFI = 0.992; RMSEA = 0.063), revealed a satisfactory level of internal consistency ( ω = 0.79), and showed that the measure is invariant across gender. The results on factorial validity and internal consistency were generally supported by the second study ( n = 482), which additionally showed satisfactory test–retest reliability ( r = 0.73). Finally, the third study ( n = 1336) also supported the factorial validity and internal consistency of the measure and additionally showed a positive correlation with physical activity ( r = 0.40), thus supporting the criterion-related validity of the measure. This more economical version of PACES seems to be particularly useful for large-scale studies.

Keywords: dual-process; intrinsic motivation; maintenance; validity; reliability; gender invariance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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