VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENT AND SELF-EFFICACY RELATED OF DEAF ADOLESCENTS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

摘要

Adolescents with hearing impairments have decreased motor skills and motor ability in comparison with normal hearing Adolescents that may lead to less Physical Activity (PA). Hearing impairments might have lower levels of self-efficacy for health behaviors compared to other groups. These issues may prevent them from building a strong social network outside of their own family, which the developing feeling of self-efficacy is particularly complicated for hearing impairments adolescents. This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the questionnaire related for physical activity factors. Thirty-six participants from Iraqi schools for deaf adolescent girls participated in this study. To verify that the questionnaire was reliable and without errors, two verification steps were implemented. First, a validation phase was conducted by using experts in related fields to check the questionnaire. All their recommendations were comments obtained was followed before the second step. Secondly, a pilot study was performed to examine the reliability of the instrument. The collected data was analyzed using the Cronbach?s alpha Coefficient reliability test found in the SPSS 21 software package. The results showed that all factors were reliable as they obtained a value of 0.7 or above.