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Identifying correlates of young adults' weight behavior: survey development.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Larson, N; Neumark-Sztainer, D; Story, M; van den Berg, P; Hannan, PJ
Published in: Am J Health Behav
November 2011

OBJECTIVE: To describe the development and psychometric properties of survey measures relevant to eating, physical activity, and weight-related behaviors among young adults. METHODS: Focus groups and reliability testing guided the development of the Project EAT-III survey. The final survey was completed by 2287 young adults. RESULTS: The systematic process employed led to a psychometrically sound and developmentally appropriate survey. Test-retest reliabilities for items included on the final survey were mostly moderate to good, and Cronbach alphas were >0.7 for 83% of developed scales. CONCLUSIONS: Future studies may find the systematic process used to be helpful in creating other weight-related surveys.

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Am J Health Behav

EISSN

1945-7359

Publication Date

November 2011

Volume

35

Issue

6

Start / End Page

712 / 725

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Public Health
  • Psychometrics
  • Motor Activity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys
  • Health Behavior
  • Focus Groups
  • Female
 

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Larson, N., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., van den Berg, P., & Hannan, P. J. (2011). Identifying correlates of young adults' weight behavior: survey development. Am J Health Behav, 35(6), 712–725.
Larson, Nicole, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Mary Story, Patricia van den Berg, and Peter J. Hannan. “Identifying correlates of young adults' weight behavior: survey development.Am J Health Behav 35, no. 6 (November 2011): 712–25.
Larson N, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, van den Berg P, Hannan PJ. Identifying correlates of young adults' weight behavior: survey development. Am J Health Behav. 2011 Nov;35(6):712–25.
Larson, Nicole, et al. “Identifying correlates of young adults' weight behavior: survey development.Am J Health Behav, vol. 35, no. 6, Nov. 2011, pp. 712–25.
Larson N, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, van den Berg P, Hannan PJ. Identifying correlates of young adults' weight behavior: survey development. Am J Health Behav. 2011 Nov;35(6):712–725.

Published In

Am J Health Behav

EISSN

1945-7359

Publication Date

November 2011

Volume

35

Issue

6

Start / End Page

712 / 725

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Public Health
  • Psychometrics
  • Motor Activity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys
  • Health Behavior
  • Focus Groups
  • Female