Construct validity and reliability of the lifestyle questionnaire (HPLP-II) in university students
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction: Lifestyles refer to the habitual behaviors that each person presents and characterizes according to their health. Objective: To evaluate the construct validity and reliability of the Nola Pender lifestyle instrument (HPLP-II) in Colombian university students. Method: Cross-sectional descriptive study, with a sample of 293 university students, over 18 years of age, selected at convenience; Sociodemographic characteristics were evaluated, and the lifestyle questionnaire Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-II) by Nola Pender was applied. The technique "exploratory factor analysis of the principal components method" was used. Bartlett's sphericity test, the determinant of the correlation matrix and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test (valid with values above 0,5) were applied. The "reliability" was estimated by Cronbach's Alpha. Results: Three factors were estimated for the exploratory factor analysis that explained 63.56% of the variance. The factorial loads of the items that make up the instrument ranged from 0,44 to 0.78. Internal consistency was acceptable per factor with α-Cronbach scores ranging from 0.82 to 0.91 and an overall α of 0,92. Conclusion: The psychometric properties of the questionnaire show acceptable values.
Author: Escobar Velásquez, Katty
Institution: Universidad de Pamplona
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7036857085