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Validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Short-Form Adolescent Health Promotion scale: Methodological
Naeimeh Sarkhani1, Shahzad Pashaeypoor2, Reza Negarandeh1
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Health Science Reports
|January 26, 2023
Summary
The Persian version of the Adolescent Health Promotion scale demonstrates good content, face, and reliability for assessing adolescent health behaviors. Further research is needed to confirm its construct validity in diverse populations.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Health
- Health Promotion Interventions
- Psychometric Evaluation
Background:
- Assessing adolescent health promotion is crucial for identifying behaviors and evaluating interventions.
- The Short-Form Adolescent Health Promotion scale is a key tool for this assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the validity and reliability of the Persian translation of the Short-Form Adolescent Health Promotion scale.
- To adapt a validated health promotion assessment tool for a Persian-speaking adolescent population.
Main Methods:
- Methodological study involving 327 adolescents using multistage sampling.
- Backward-Forward translation protocol for English to Persian adaptation.
- Evaluation of face, content, and construct validity, alongside reliability indices.
Main Results:
- High content validity (CVIs and CVRs of 0.99).
- Exploratory factor analysis identified four factors: life appreciation, stress management, nutrition, and health responsibility, explaining 42.57% of variance.
- Excellent reliability with Cronbach's alpha of 0.84 and intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.99.
Conclusions:
- The Persian version of the Adolescent Health Promotion scale is valid and reliable for content, face, and overall reliability.
- The scale's construct validity requires further investigation in different adolescent samples.
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