Scale of concern about the contagion of a variant of COVID-19 in university students of physical education, recreation and sports: construct validity and reliability

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concern about contagion, COVID-19, factorial analysis, reliability, health personnel

Abstract

Introduction: There is no valid and reliable instrument of concern about a variant of COVID-19 contagion to face the post-pandemic challenge in Physical Education, Recreation and Sport university students who are being trained in the university institution.

Objective: To evaluate the content validity, internal consistency, and reliability of a scale of concern about a variant of COVID-19 contagion in Physical Education, Recreation and Sport university students.

Methods: An exploratory study with a quantitative cross-sectional approach and a non-probabilistic sample was carried out. The instrument consists of an online survey, sent through announcements and institutional emails to the Physical Education, Recreation and Sport students, obtaining 331 participants (219 men, 72,2%, and 112 women, 23,8%), whose ages range between 17 and 24 years, with an average age of 21,3 years.

Results: The exploratory factorial analysis indicated that the instrument allowed the factorial analysis (kmo = 0.874; bartlett <0,001), while the confirmatory factorial analysis showed that it was not necessary to eliminate any element. Finally, the item-total correlations range from 0, 72 to 0, 82, and the internal consistency was good (α = 0,91).

Conclusions: The scale of concern about covid-19 contagion is a valid and reliable instrument in Physical Education, Recreation and Sport Colombian university students.

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2023-02-19

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Ortega-Parra AJ, Palomino Gamboa OA, Bustos-Viviescas BJ. Scale of concern about the contagion of a variant of COVID-19 in university students of physical education, recreation and sports: construct validity and reliability. Rev. Hosp. Psiq. Hab. [Internet]. 2023 Feb. 19 [cited 2025 Oct. 19];19(3):e287. Available from: https://revhph.sld.cu/index.php/hph/article/view/287

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