A Dutch version of the Social Support for Exercise Behaviors Scale

Percept Mot Skills. 2000 Jun;90(3 Pt 1):771-4. doi: 10.2466/pms.2000.90.3.771.

Abstract

We studied the reliability of a Dutch version of the Social Support for Exercise Behaviors Scale, originally developed by Sallis, Grossman, Pinski, Patterson, and Nader, using a sample of 461 older adults between 55 and 65 years of age. Cronbach alpha for the three subscales was calculated, respectively, as .69, .71, and .26, which are lower than the alphas reported in the original study. This may be due to the cultural differences between The Netherlands and the United States and differences between the samples of the two studies.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Exercise*
  • Health Behavior*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Netherlands
  • Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Social Support*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*