@Article{ijmhp.2023.029804,
AUTHOR = {Ting Wang, Markus Gerber, Fabian Herold, Joseph Bardeen, Sebastian Ludyga, Alyx Taylor, Arthur F. Kramer, Liye Zou},
TITLE = {A Bifactor Analysis Approach to Construct Validity and Reliability of the Affective Exercise Experience Questionnaire among Chinese College Students},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Mental Health Promotion},
VOLUME = {25},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {9},
PAGES = {995--1008},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v25n9/53772},
ISSN = {2049-8543},
ABSTRACT = {Affective exercise experience as an emerging theoretical concept has great potential to provide a more nuanced understanding of
individual factors that influence exercise behavior. However, concerning the Affective Exercise Experiences (AFFEXX)
questionnaire, it has not been examined yet whether the structural score of the AFFEXX is a useful index to predict physical
activity (refers to any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure). Furthermore, there is
currently a gap in knowledge regarding the psychological mechanisms that can explain the relationship between affective
exercise experiences and the level of physical activity (PA). In order to adress these gaps in the literature, we conducted two
studies among Chinese collge students that aimed (i) to investigated whether the total score of the three AFFEXX-C constructs
(antecedent appraisals, core affective exercise experiences, and attraction-antipathy towards exercise) is a relaible indicator that
can be utilized in research and pratical settings and (ii) to evalute the specific psychological mechanisms that can explain the
relationship between affective exercise experience and PA. In Study 1, we recruited 801 voluntary Chinese college students for
bifactor and correlational analyses. In Study 2, 875 Chinese college students were enrolled to verify our findings from Study 1
and to explore the aforementioned mechanism. Results from the bifactor analyses supported our hypothesis that the total
scores of the three AFFEXX-C constructs can be used among Chinese college students to establish a link with PA.
Additionally, our results suggested that core affective exercise experiences and attraction-antipathy mediated the relationship
between antecedent appraisals and the level of moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA. Therefore, measuring affective exercise
experiences using the AFFEXX-C, specifically the total scores of each individual construct may be a useful approach to predict
future PA levels.},
DOI = {10.32604/ijmhp.2023.029804}
}