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Development and Psychometric Testing of an Energy Retention Behavior Scale for Children.
- Source :
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Journal of Nursing Research (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins) . Mar2015, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p47-55. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The article presents findings of a study to develop and psychometrically test the Energy Retention Behavior Scale for Children (ERB-C scale) to help health professionals comprehensively assess the energy retention behavior of children. Energy retention causes obesity, so the scale was formed that showed satisfactory validity and reliability.
- Subjects :
- *PREVENTION of childhood obesity
*CHI-squared test
*CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
*STATISTICAL correlation
*TEST validity
*EXPERIMENTAL design
*EXPERTISE
*FACTOR analysis
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL personnel
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SCHOOL children
*STATISTICAL reliability
*STRUCTURAL equation modeling
*MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques
*RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*MANN Whitney U Test
RESEARCH evaluation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16823141
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Nursing Research (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 103220822
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000079