Abstract
This study assessed structural validity and internal consistency of the Children’s Beliefs and Intentions to Play with Peers
with Disabilities in Middle School Physical Education (CBIPPD-MPE); a scale measuring beliefs and intentions of middle school
children without disabilities to play with a hypothetical peer with a physical disability in general physical education, and
determined relationships among the CBIPPD-MPE subscales. A background questionnaire and the CBIPPD-MPE were administered to
a convenience sample of 808 middle school students. As a part of cross-validation, the sample was stratified by gender and
grade and randomly split into a calibration sample (n = 404) and a validation sample (n = 404). The results of two confirmatory factor analyses showed a good fit of the model to the data. Internal consistency
of the four subscales ranged between .71 and .91. Belief scores were strongly associated with intentions and the belief subscales
were inter-correlated (p < .01).
with Disabilities in Middle School Physical Education (CBIPPD-MPE); a scale measuring beliefs and intentions of middle school
children without disabilities to play with a hypothetical peer with a physical disability in general physical education, and
determined relationships among the CBIPPD-MPE subscales. A background questionnaire and the CBIPPD-MPE were administered to
a convenience sample of 808 middle school students. As a part of cross-validation, the sample was stratified by gender and
grade and randomly split into a calibration sample (n = 404) and a validation sample (n = 404). The results of two confirmatory factor analyses showed a good fit of the model to the data. Internal consistency
of the four subscales ranged between .71 and .91. Belief scores were strongly associated with intentions and the belief subscales
were inter-correlated (p < .01).
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-17
- DOI 10.1007/s10882-011-9253-1
- Authors
- Iva Obrusnikova, Department of Behavioral Health & Nutrition, University of Delaware, 26 North College Avenue, Newark, DE 19716, USA
- Suzanna Rocco Dillon, Division of Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Studies, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
- Martin E. Block, Kinesiology Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Timothy D. Davis, Physical Education Department, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY, USA
- Journal Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities
- Online ISSN 1573-3580
- Print ISSN 1056-263X