Educators' Self-Efficacy to Promote Physical Activity and Outdoor Play and Minimize Sedentary Behaviors in Childcare: A Tool Validation Study
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| Title: | Educators' Self-Efficacy to Promote Physical Activity and Outdoor Play and Minimize Sedentary Behaviors in Childcare: A Tool Validation Study |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bruijns, Brianne A. (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Research in Childhood Education. 2023 37(1):39-48. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Early Childhood Teachers, Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Play, Recreational Activities, Self Efficacy, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Social Cognition, Psychometrics, Validity, Measures (Individuals), Reliability |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02568543.2022.2053006 |
| ISSN: | 0256-8543 2150-2641 |
| Abstract: | Early childhood educators (ECEs) play a vital role in encouraging healthy physical activity (PA) in childcare. As such, measuring ECEs' self-efficacy to facilitate such programming is important. The "ECE Confidence in Outdoor Movement, PA, and Sedentary and Screen Behaviors" (ECE-COMPASS) questionnaire (30 items) was developed via expert consensus. A test-retest design was used to assess the reliability and validity of the questionnaire with 165 Canadian ECEs via an online survey administered twice, one week apart. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and test-retest statistics, and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was employed to determine factorial validity. Internal consistency and factorial validity of a revised version of the tool (31 items) was also tested with 120 additional ECEs. The ECE-COMPASS questionnaire showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha > 0.90 across subscales) and modest temporal stability (test-retest statistics > 0.62). A two-factor solution was identified by the EFA for both versions of the tool, with the two-factor solution explaining 10% more variability within the revised version, compared with the original tool. The revised ECE-COMPASS questionnaire was found to be valid and reliable and is recommended for use to measure ECEs' self-efficacy to promote PA and outdoor play and minimize sedentary behaviors in childcare. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1377999 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Early childhood educators (ECEs) play a vital role in encouraging healthy physical activity (PA) in childcare. As such, measuring ECEs' self-efficacy to facilitate such programming is important. The "ECE Confidence in Outdoor Movement, PA, and Sedentary and Screen Behaviors" (ECE-COMPASS) questionnaire (30 items) was developed via expert consensus. A test-retest design was used to assess the reliability and validity of the questionnaire with 165 Canadian ECEs via an online survey administered twice, one week apart. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and test-retest statistics, and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was employed to determine factorial validity. Internal consistency and factorial validity of a revised version of the tool (31 items) was also tested with 120 additional ECEs. The ECE-COMPASS questionnaire showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha > 0.90 across subscales) and modest temporal stability (test-retest statistics > 0.62). A two-factor solution was identified by the EFA for both versions of the tool, with the two-factor solution explaining 10% more variability within the revised version, compared with the original tool. The revised ECE-COMPASS questionnaire was found to be valid and reliable and is recommended for use to measure ECEs' self-efficacy to promote PA and outdoor play and minimize sedentary behaviors in childcare. |
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| ISSN: | 0256-8543 2150-2641 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02568543.2022.2053006 |
