Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.5029-5038, 2024 (Scopus)
Pregnancy leads to conditions that reduce the amount of exercise women can take, hence inadequate exercise. That is why it is important to study and define the factors that may hinder a pregnant woman from physical activities. This study analysed the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Barriers to Physical Activity During Pregnancy Scale (BPAPS). Quantitative research was conducted on pregnant women aged 18 to 45 from January to June 2022. Information gathering throhgh the ‘Descriptive Information Form’ and the BPAPS scale. For this reason, item analysis techniques, Internal consistency checks, and Content and Structural validity of the scale were estimated to its reliability and validity. The 29 scale items were categorised into four sub-constructs, accounting for 59 per cent. The total variation is 68% of the P/L ratios. The results based on exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were factor loads above 0.40. Results from the confirmatory factor analysis of the structural model include an RMSEA value of less than 0. 080, and all the estimated fit indices are higher than 0.85. In this case, the Cronbach’s α for each sub-dimension was more than 0.70, and the overall scale was estimated to have a Cronbach’s α of 0.91. The findings indicated that the BPAPS scale, which was used on the sample, was a legitimate and trustworthy measurement instrument for the Turkish sample.