Validation and Standardization of the Weight Control Perceived Self-Effi cacy Inventory in a Mexican College Population

Authors

  • Erick Landeros-Olvera Author Facultad de Enfermería de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
  • Bertha Cecilia Salazar-González Author Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de Enfermería. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
  • Juan Carlos López-Alvarenga Author Dirección de Investigación del Hospital General de México Eduardo Liceaga

Keywords:

Self-efficacy, diet, physical activity, exercise, nursing

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate if the Weight Control Perceived Self-efficacy Inventory (WC-PSE) is reproduciblein a Mexican college population. Methods and materials: This is an observational and prolective process study. Sixty subjects from twogeographical regions of Mexico were invited to answer the WC-PSE on two separate occasions. Findings: The Content Validity Index was0.96. The mean difference in the test retest was <4 in all domains; the intra-class correlation coefficient was >0.7; Cronbach’s coefficientwas α=.95. The inventory was sensitive to detecting differences according to gender and degrees of body mass index. Conclusion: TheWC-PSE inventory is reproducible and sensitive for application to a Mexican college population.

 

DOI: 10.5294/aqui.2015.15.1.5

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Author Biography

Erick Landeros-Olvera, Facultad de Enfermería de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Coordinador de Investigación de posgrado de la Facultad de Enfermería.

Miembro del Cuerpo Académico de Enfermería Clínica

Presidente del Colegio Mexicano de Licenciados en Enfermería A.C. Puebla.

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Published

2015-04-25

How to Cite

Landeros-Olvera, E., Salazar-González, B. C., & López-Alvarenga, J. C. (2015). Validation and Standardization of the Weight Control Perceived Self-Effi cacy Inventory in a Mexican College Population. Aquichan, 15(1). Retrieved from https://aquichan.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/aquichan/article/view/3443

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2015)

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