Reliability and validity of a physical activity social support assessment scale in adolescents - ASAFA Scale

• Main Authors: José Cazuza de Farias Júnior (Author), Gerfeson Mendonça (Author), Alex Antonio Florindo (Author), Mauro Virgilio Gomes de Barros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To analyze the reliability and validity of a scale used to measure social support for physical activity in adolescents - ASAFA Scale. Methods: This study included 2,755 adolescents (57.6% girls, 16.5 ± 1.2 years of age), from Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil. Initially, the scale was consiste...