Chinese-translated Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2: Evidence from university students in Mainland China and Hong Kong

Jing Dong LIU, Pak Kwong CHUNG, Chun-Qing ZHANG, Gangyan SI

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Abstract

Purpose: The study further examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese-translated Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2 (C-BREQ-2) among Chinese university students from Mainland China and Hong Kong. Methods: University students from Mainland China (n = 191) and Hong Kong (n = 194) participated in this study. Factorial validity, discriminant validity, nomological validity, internal reliability, and measurement invariance across sample of the C-BREQ-2 were examined. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis provided support for the factorial validity of the 18-item, 5-factor structure C-BREQ-2. Examination of the 95% confidence interval of the inter-factor correlations suggested that the C-BREQ-2 assesses related but distinct constructs, which provided support for its discriminant validity. The internal consistency reliability of the C-BREQ-2 was found acceptable. Examination of the pattern of inter-factor correlations between different regulations suggested that a simplex-like pattern was displayed, which provided evidence for the nomological validity of C-BREQ-2. The results from multi-group confirmatory factor analysis suggested that the factor loadings and factor variances/covariances of the C-BREQ-2 measurement model were invariant across the Chinese University students in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Conclusion: The current study provided further psychometric evidence for the C-BREQ-2, which makes the further application and research of self-determination theory (SDT) based motivation in relation to exercise and physical activity in the Mainland Chinese context possible. Copyright © 2014 Shanghai University of Sport.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)228-234
JournalJournal of Sport and Health Science
Volume4
Issue number3
Early online dateAug 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Citation

Liu, J. D., Chung, P.-K., Zhang, C.-Q., & Si, G. (2015). Chinese-translated Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2: Evidence from university students in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 4(3), 228-234.

Keywords

  • Behavioral regulation
  • Chinese
  • Motivation
  • Reliability
  • Validity

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