Department of Early Childhood and Family Education, National Taipei University of Education, Taipei, Taiwan.
Department of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
BMC Psychol. 2024 Jul 8;12(1):381. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-01870-y.
Psychosocial factors affect individuals' desire for physical activity. A newly developed instrument (Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport; TAPAS) has been designed to assess the avoidance of physical activity. Considering cultural differences could be decisive factors, the present study aimed to translate and validate the TAPAS into Chinese (Mandarin) for Taiwanese youths, and further cultural comparisons are expected.
Standard translation procedure (i.e., forward translation, back translation, and reconciliation) was used to translate the English TAPAS into the Chinese TAPAS. Following translation, 608 youths (mean [SD] age 29.10 [6.36] years; 333 [54.8%] women) participated in the study via a snowballing sampling method with an online survey. All participants completed the Chinese TAPAS and additional instruments assessing weight stigma and psychological distress. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine the factor structure of the Chinese TAPAS and multigroup CFA to examine measurement invariance across gender (men vs. women) and weight status (overweight vs. non-overweight). Pearson correlations were used to examine the concurrent validity; independent t-tests between gender groups and weight status groups were used to examine the known-group validity.
Consistent with the English version, the Chinese TAPAS was found to have a one-factor structure evidenced by CFA results. The structure was invariant across gender and weight status groups evidenced by multigroup CFA results. Concurrent validity was supported by significant associations with the related constructs assessed (r = 0.326 to 0.676; p < 0.001). Known-group validity was supported by the significant differences in TAPAS total scores between gender and weight status groups (p = 0.004 and < 0.001; Cohen's d = 0.24 and 0.48).
The Chinese version of the TAPAS is a valid and reliable instrument assessing individuals' avoidance of physical activity and sports due to underlying psychosocial issues among Taiwanese youths. It is anticipated to be applied within a large Asian population, as well as cross-cultural comparisons, for further explorations in health, behavioral and epidemiological research and practice.
社会心理因素影响个体对身体活动的渴望。一种新开发的工具（回避体育活动倾向量表；TAPAS）旨在评估对身体活动的回避。考虑到文化差异可能是决定性因素，本研究旨在将 TAPAS 翻译成中文（普通话），并进一步进行文化比较。
采用标准翻译程序（即正向翻译、反向翻译和协调）将英文 TAPAS 翻译成中文 TAPAS。翻译后，通过滚雪球抽样方法，有 608 名年轻人（平均[标准差]年龄 29.10[6.36]岁；333[54.8%]名女性）参与了在线调查。所有参与者完成了中文 TAPAS 和评估体重污名和心理困扰的附加工具。验证性因素分析（CFA）用于检验中文 TAPAS 的因子结构，多组 CFA 用于检验性别（男性与女性）和体重状况（超重与非超重）之间的测量不变性。Pearson 相关系数用于检验同时效度；独立 t 检验用于检验性别组和体重状况组之间的已知组有效性。
与英文版本一致，CFA 结果表明中文 TAPAS 具有单因子结构。多组 CFA 结果表明，该结构在性别和体重状况组之间是不变的。同时效度得到了与所评估的相关结构的显著关联的支持（r=0.326 至 0.676；p<0.001）。已知组有效性得到了性别和体重状况组之间 TAPAS 总分显著差异的支持（p=0.004 和<0.001；Cohen's d=0.24 和 0.48）。
中文 TAPAS 是一种有效的、可靠的工具，用于评估台湾年轻人因潜在的社会心理问题而回避身体活动和运动。预计它将在亚洲大人群中应用，以及进行跨文化比较，以进一步探索健康、行为和流行病学研究和实践。
