Anthropology
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Abstract

Examining the Structural Validity of Health Motivation Scale in Physical Activity

Xiaoyan Xu, Murray Millar and David Mellor

The purpose of the present study was to examine the structural validity of health motivation scale in physical activity. Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated that the structure of the Health Motivation Scale in Physical Activity was consistent with the process model of health motivation. The findings, while limited to a college sample in the US, suggested that the process model of health motivation may be applied to physical activity. However, further studies, particularly longitudinal studies, are required to further test the efficacy of the process model of health motivation.