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Title

Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in older adults: invariance of the physical activity enjoyment scale (PACES) across group and time

Authors

Sean P. Mullen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Erin A. Olson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Siobhan M. Phillips, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Amanda N. Szabo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thomas R. Wójcicki, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Emily L. Mailey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Neha P. Gothe, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFollow
Jason T. Fanning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Arthur F. Kramer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Edward McAuley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to validate the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES) in a sample of older adults. Participants within two different exercise groups were assessed at two time points, 6 months apart. Group and longitudinal invariance was established for a novel, 8-item version of the PACES. The shortened, psychometrically sound measure provides researchers and practitioners an expedited and reliable instrument for assessing the enjoyment of physical activity.

Disciplines

Education | Kinesiology | Sports Sciences

Recommended Citation

Mullen, S. P., Olson, E. A., Phillips, S. M., et al. (2011). Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in older adults: invariance of the physical activity enjoyment scale (PACES) across group and time. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 8, 103-111. doi:10.1186/1479-5868-8-103

Comments

This is an Open Access article, copyrighted by the authors, and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.