Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of the Short-Form Adolescent Health Promotion Scale: Methodological Study Publisher



Sarkhani N¹ ; Pashaeypoor S² ; Negarandeh R¹ ; Ghafouryan Gomish Bashi N³ ; Heshmatian ME⁴ Show Affiliations
Source: Health Science Reports Published:2023

Abstract

Background and Aim: Assessing health promotion among adolescents is vital to identify healthy and unhealthy behaviors and to evaluate health promotion interventions. This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Short-Form Adolescent Health Promotion scale. Methods: Three hundred and twenty-seven adolescents were recruited through a multistage sampling method in this methodological study. The original version of the Adolescent Health Promotion scale was translated from English to Persian using the Backward–Forward translation protocol. Then, the scale's validity and reliability, including the face, content, construct validity, and reliability indices, were evaluated. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software version 24. Results: The mean CVI and CVR were 0.99. The exploratory factor analysis revealed four factors covering 42.57% of the total variance. The factor loading order of the items did not exactly correspond to the order obtained in the English version of the scale's validity and reliability analysis. The obtained factors called included: life appreciation, stress management, nutrition, and health responsibility. In the current study, both Cronbach's ɑ and the intraclass correlation coefficient were calculated at 0.84 and 0.99. Conclusion: The Persian version of the Adolescent Health Promotion scale developed in the present study is acceptable for the validity of the content, face, and reliability. However, the construct validity of this scale should be checked in other samples. © 2023 The Authors. Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.