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Reliability and Validity of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II Spanish Version in University Students
Rosa Nury Zambrano Bermeo1, Catalina Estrada Gonzalez2, Eugenia Del Pilar Herrera Guerra3
1School of Health, Universidad Santiago de Cali, Cali 760035, Colombia.
Aim:
The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) scale in Colombian university students.
Methods:
This was a methodological study to verify reliability and construct validity. A total of 763 undergraduate university students in Cali, Colombia, agreed to participate in the study by filling out a form that included information on sociodemographic characteristics and the HPLP-II scale Spanish version. Data were collected between February and June 2021. To determine construct validity, a confirmatory factor analysis was performed, and internal consistency was determined through Cronbach's alpha.
Results:
The confirmatory factor analysis of the proposed theoretical model showed that the goodness-of-fit indices of the scale demonstrated an acceptable level of validity nearing an excellent level of fit (χ2 = 7168.98; gl = 1268; p < 0.001; root mean square error of approximation = 0.08; normed fit index, adjusted goodness-of-fit index = 0.95). Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale was 0.94, and the subscales ranged from 0.68 to 0.89.
Conclusions:
The HPLP-II Spanish version is a valid and reliable instrument to assess the health-promoting lifestyle profile of university students.
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