Factor-Related Health Status of University Students

Ruowei Lin
Thailand
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3155-7525
Wisute Tongdecharoen
Thailand
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5233-7533
Keywords: Reliability, Validity, TTM, Exercise Behavioral Change, Physical Ability, University Students
Published: May 9, 2025

Abstract

Background and Aim: In the face of the characteristics of contemporary university students, it is urgent to use new theories to explore the promotion mechanism of university students' physical exercise behavior at the school level. However, the existing research fragmentedly explores the influencing factors of university students' physical exercise proactive behavior and lacks systematic and in-depth research. In particular, there is a lack of an exercise behavior model suitable for contemporary college students. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to test the reliability and validity of the model.


Materials and Methods: All the screened test items are formed into a test item pool, which is evaluated by 7 experts using IOC, and representative test items are selected for testing. All experts should score each test question, and use it when the experts reach a high degree of consensus; otherwise, delete it. Then it was to perform a physical ability test. Based on the physical ability test items screened by experts, 222 university students were tested and given exercise behavior change questionnaires to fill out. Statistical analysis was then performed. Statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, Pearson's correlation, and so on.


Results: After deleting the items that did not meet the requirements using Critical Ratio (CR) and Pearson Product-moment Correlation Analysis, the remaining items were first analyzed using EFA, and their construct validity was between .736 and .916. The model demonstrated high reliability, with all coefficients exceeding 0.8. Also, the model demonstrated high validity, with all coefficients exceeding .67. All of the above coefficients successfully passed CFA verification.


Conclusion: This study pointed out that motor control includes speed, balance, reaction, and agility. Also, the constructed healthy behavioral model has high reliability and validity, with assessment results reflecting the intended constructs. It's stable and reproducible and provides a basis for further research and applications.

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Lin, R., & Tongdecharoen, W. . (2025). Factor-Related Health Status of University Students . International Journal of Sociologies and Anthropologies Science Reviews, 5(3), 211–224. https://doi.org/10.60027/ijsasr.2025.5872

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