Carl J, Semrau J, Pfeifer K (2018)
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2018
Publisher: SporTools
Edited Volumes: Abstract Book of the 23rd Annual Congress of the Eurpean College of Sport Sciences from July 4th-7th 2018
City/Town: Cologne, Germany
Pages Range: 519
ISBN: 978-3-9818414-1-1
Introduction: Recently, the concept of physical activity-related health competence (PArC) has been introduced to the field of healthenhancing physical activity. In addition to considerable elaborations on a theoretical level, it is further necessary to validate PArC in a holistic manner. Therefore, the goal of the present study was to extend existing validations of the PArC model.
Methods: Data was taken from the baseline assessment of the PArC-AVE study that centered on the PA behavior of apprentices from the nursing care and car mechatronics sector (n=745, age: 19.1±3.4 years). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were undertaken to re-check the factorial structure of an existing three-factor model and to examine the factorial structure of an extended nine-factor model (38 Items). Subsequently, the model was expanded to a structural equation model to analyze associations with the physical activity behavior.
Results: The CFA indicated a good overall fit for the three-factor model as well as for the extended nine-factor model (χ²/df=2.60, RMSEA=0.046, SRMR=0.042). Even a model including the second-order factors movement competence, control competence, and selfregulation competence revealed an acceptable fit (χ²/df=2.90, RMSEA=0.051, SRMR=0.066). However, compared with initial validations, the competence facets in this study explained a surprisingly low variance (R²=0.131) in the amount of physical activity.
Discussion: Within the present study, it was possible to work out and validate a nine-factor model on PArC in which the facets could be assigned to three overarching competence domains. A further study is necessary to cross-validate the extended model and to put more focus on associations with physical activity. The study was funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF)
APA:
Carl, J., Semrau, J., & Pfeifer, K. (2018). Physical Activity-related Health Competence: Using the PArC-AVE Study for an extended model validation. In Murphy, M.H., Boreham, C.A.G., De Vito, G., Tsolakidis, E. (Eds.), Abstract Book of the 23rd Annual Congress of the Eurpean College of Sport Sciences from July 4th-7th 2018. (pp. 519). Cologne, Germany: SporTools.
MLA:
Carl, Johannes, Jana Semrau, and Klaus Pfeifer. "Physical Activity-related Health Competence: Using the PArC-AVE Study for an extended model validation." Abstract Book of the 23rd Annual Congress of the Eurpean College of Sport Sciences from July 4th-7th 2018. Ed. Murphy, M.H., Boreham, C.A.G., De Vito, G., Tsolakidis, E., Cologne, Germany: SporTools, 2018. 519.
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