Assessment of Physical Activity by Self-Report: Status, Limitations, and Future Directions.

From: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport | Date: June 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Keywords: questionnaire, reliability, validity, prevalence, measurement

Self-report instruments continue to be the most widely used type of physical activity measure. Thus, it is important to identify the strengths and limitations of these measures as well as to continually strive to improve their quality. As more alternatives to self-reports are developed and come into wider use, the role self-reports plays in the mix of measurement options needs to be reconsidered.

In the present review; self-reports are defined as self-administered or interviewer-administered recall ...

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