Background: Motivation to engage in physical activity plays a central role in ensuring the health of the population. The present study investigated the psychometric properties and validity in Italy of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3), a widely used instrument for assessing individuals' motivation to exercise based on self-determination theory (SDT). Methods: A large sample (N = 2222; females = 55.4%; M-age = 36.4 years, SDage = 13.9, min = 20, max = 69) of young people, and middle aged and older adults completed the Italian translation of the BREQ-3, also indicating their intentions to exercise in the following weeks. Results: Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the posited six-factor structure of the BREQ-3 fitted the data well (CFI = 0.96; RMSEA = 0.05; SRMR = 0.04) and provided evidence for full measurement invariance across gender and different age groups. The construct validity of the BREQ-3 was supported by the latent correlations among the subscales, which were consistent with the quasi-simplex pattern theorized by SDT. The overall level of self-determination and the intention to exercise were positively correlated, providing evidence for the criterion validity of the scale. Conclusions: The Italian version of the BREQ-3 has proved to be a reliable and valid instrument for measuring the behavioral regulation of exercise in individuals with different demographic characteristics.

The psychometric properties of the behavioural regulation in exercise questionnaire (BREQ-3): factorial structure, invariance and validity in the italian context / Cavicchiolo, Elisa; Sibilio, Maurizio; Lucidi, Fabio; Cozzolino, Mauro; Chirico, Andrea; Girelli, Laura; Manganelli, Sara; Giancamilli, Francesco; Galli, Federica; Diotaiuti, Pierluigi; Zelli, Arnaldo; Mallia, Luca; Palombi, Tommaso; Fegatelli, Dario; Albarello, Flavia; Alivernini, Fabio. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1660-4601. - 19:4(2022). [10.3390/ijerph19041937]

The psychometric properties of the behavioural regulation in exercise questionnaire (BREQ-3): factorial structure, invariance and validity in the italian context

ELISA CAVICCHIOLO;Fabio Lucidi;Mauro Cozzolino;Andrea Chirico;Laura Girelli;Sara Manganelli;Francesco Giancamilli;Arnaldo Zelli;Luca Mallia;Tommaso Palombi;Dario Fegatelli;Flavia Albarello;Fabio Alivernini
2022

Abstract

Background: Motivation to engage in physical activity plays a central role in ensuring the health of the population. The present study investigated the psychometric properties and validity in Italy of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3), a widely used instrument for assessing individuals' motivation to exercise based on self-determination theory (SDT). Methods: A large sample (N = 2222; females = 55.4%; M-age = 36.4 years, SDage = 13.9, min = 20, max = 69) of young people, and middle aged and older adults completed the Italian translation of the BREQ-3, also indicating their intentions to exercise in the following weeks. Results: Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the posited six-factor structure of the BREQ-3 fitted the data well (CFI = 0.96; RMSEA = 0.05; SRMR = 0.04) and provided evidence for full measurement invariance across gender and different age groups. The construct validity of the BREQ-3 was supported by the latent correlations among the subscales, which were consistent with the quasi-simplex pattern theorized by SDT. The overall level of self-determination and the intention to exercise were positively correlated, providing evidence for the criterion validity of the scale. Conclusions: The Italian version of the BREQ-3 has proved to be a reliable and valid instrument for measuring the behavioral regulation of exercise in individuals with different demographic characteristics.
2022
BREQ-3; behavioral regulation in exercise questionnaire; italian validation; exercise; motivation; self-determination theory; adolescent; adult; aged; factor analysis, statistical; female; humans; middle aged; psychometrics; reproducibility of results; surveys and questionnaires; exercise; motivation
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The psychometric properties of the behavioural regulation in exercise questionnaire (BREQ-3): factorial structure, invariance and validity in the italian context / Cavicchiolo, Elisa; Sibilio, Maurizio; Lucidi, Fabio; Cozzolino, Mauro; Chirico, Andrea; Girelli, Laura; Manganelli, Sara; Giancamilli, Francesco; Galli, Federica; Diotaiuti, Pierluigi; Zelli, Arnaldo; Mallia, Luca; Palombi, Tommaso; Fegatelli, Dario; Albarello, Flavia; Alivernini, Fabio. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1660-4601. - 19:4(2022). [10.3390/ijerph19041937]
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