Orginal Article: Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale for Adolescents


Kudubes A. A., BEKTAŞ M.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, cilt.53, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.02.006
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ASSIA, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, DIALNET
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Healthy lifestyle, Scale, Psychometric properties, Validity and reliability, Adolescence, SCHOOL-AGE-CHILDREN, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, BEHAVIORS, OVERWEIGHT, CHOICES
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and purpose: Measuring the adolescent awareness of healthy lifestyle behaviors and the self-efficacy needed to change behaviors is an important step in improving the health of this population. The Healthy Lifestyle Beliefs Scale is one such instrument, and it has been used to measure the healthy behaviors of adolescents in the United States. This study aims to extend this instrument by evaluating its validity and reliability in Turkish adolescents.