Validation of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Active Commuting to and from School (BPNS-ACS) Scale in Spanish young people

Burgueño, Rafael; González‐Cutre, David; Sevil‐Serrano, Javier; Herrador‐Colmenero, Manuel; Segura-Díaz, José Manuel; Casaubón, Jesús Medina; Chillón, Palma

doi:10.1016/j.jth.2020.100825

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“…Additionally, regarding the reliability of the scale, the internal consistency analysis provided an adequate value for the Cronbach's alpha and Mc Donald's omega (ranging from 0.72 to 0.78) in each of the four subscales. These results are similar to those obtained in previous studies [34,42,53], and in line with the findings of [57], where they observed that different cultural context or translation errors do not significantly influence the meaning of the items.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The tool was then applied to a large and heterogeneous group of children, and the results were analyzed following classic scale validation approaches (including descriptive and factorial analysis). The results supported the validity of this instrument, as has been previously the case for other similar studies with different adaptations of the original scale for different samples [43,[52][53][54][55][56].…”

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confidence: 88%

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The Basic Psychological Needs in the Classroom Scale (BPN-CS)

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Duñabeitia

2021

Behavioral Sciences

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Recent experimental and theoretical studies have shown that the assessment of students’ satisfaction of their basic psychological needs (BPN) can be a powerful resource to identify different areas to improve their well-being, engagement, or learning achievement in school contexts. However, currently, the number of validated tools to assess the satisfaction of the BPN is very low, hindering informed decision-making strategies at the educational level. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the Basic Psychological Needs in the Classroom Scale (BPN-CS) instrument, adapting existing instruments and putting the new tool to the test. The BPN-CS was developed to measure the level of satisfaction of autonomy, competence, relatedness, and novelty in the classroom. We tested the scale on a representative sample of 1344 Spanish elementary school students from 8 to 13 years old. A series of analyses were run in order to test the internal consistency of the main factors as well as to prove the convergent and divergent validity of the instrument. In summary, the BPN-CS is presented as a reliable and valid self-report instrument to measure basic psychological needs in a classroom context with elementary school pupils in the Spanish context.

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confidence: 92%

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confidence: 88%

The Basic Psychological Needs in the Classroom Scale (BPN-CS)

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Duñabeitia

2021

Behavioral Sciences

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“…Autonomy, competence, and relatedness need satisfaction has been previously associated with several health-related outcomes in multiple life domains, including physical activity [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ]. However, it has not been thoroughly examined in the ACS setting [ 21 ]. Examining whether young people’s BPN satisfaction is related with ACS would be helpful for better understanding this behaviour.…”

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confidence: 99%

Translation and Validation of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Active Commuting to and from School (BPNS-ACS) Scale in Young Portuguese Students

Marques

Santos

Demetriou

et al. 2021

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Active commuting to and from school (ACS) is a strategy to enhance physical activity levels in youths. To promote ACS, it is important to understand the factors that lead to this behaviour. With this in mind, an adaptation of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale for ACS was developed, named the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Active Commuting to and from School (BPNS-ACS) scale. This study aimed to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the BPNS-ACS scale in young Portuguese students. A cross-sectional study was designed. A total of 338 students (212 girls, 126 boys), aged between 11 and 19 years old from 31 Portuguese cities participated in this study. To provide validity evidence based on the questionnaire’s internal structure, confirmatory factor analyses were performed to test the three dimensions of the BNPS-ACS scale. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated an acceptable fit to the data. The internal consistency of the measures was accepted as the composite reliability values ranged from 0.78 to 0.94. The evaluation of psychometric properties provided evidence of the adequacy of this questionnaire among Portuguese youth aged 11 to 19 years old.

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“…Furthermore, adolescents with a higher degree of competence presented higher odds to engage in active commuting behavior 53 . It is possible that perception of competence increases with age, and together with increasing autonomy, this could lead to engagement in active commuting 54 adolescents scored higher than children in autonomy and competence need satisfaction and ACS.…”

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Active commuting to school among 36,781 Spanish children and adolescents: A temporal trend study

Gálvez-Fernández

Herrador‐Colmenero

Esteban‐Cornejo

et al. 2021

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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This study examines trends in the rates of active commuting to school (ACS) in Spanish children (n = 18 343; 8.93 ± 1.68) and adolescents (n = 18 438; 14.11 ± 1.58) aged 6‐18 years from 2010 to 2017. Given the study period included the economic crisis in Spain (2008‐2013), the second aim of this study was to compare ACS rates during and after the economic crisis. Data were obtained from 28 studies conducted across Spain. The overall trends in ACS were evaluated using multilevel logistic regression analysis. Among Spanish children and adolescents, the rates of ACS to school ranged around 60% between 2010 and 2017. The rates of ACS in Spanish youth did not change significantly during the 2010‐2017 period, except a sporadic increase in the rate of ACS in adolescents in 2012‐2013. No significant association between the ACS and the economic crisis time period in youth was found. As conclusion, the ACS remains stable in Spain during the last decade, which is a promising result regarding the evidenced decreasing trend in many countries. Further educational and policy strategies are important to continue promoting this behavior in children and adolescents in the long term.

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Validation of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Active Commuting to and from School (BPNS-ACS) Scale in Spanish young people

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The Basic Psychological Needs in the Classroom Scale (BPN-CS)

The Basic Psychological Needs in the Classroom Scale (BPN-CS)

Translation and Validation of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Active Commuting to and from School (BPNS-ACS) Scale in Young Portuguese Students

Active commuting to school among 36,781 Spanish children and adolescents: A temporal trend study

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