Chapter Exploring the intention to walk: a study on undergraduate students using item response theory and theory of planned behaviour
Physical activity is one of the most basic human functions, and it is an important foundation of health throughout life. Physical activity apports benefit on both physical and mental health, reducing the risk of several diseases and lowering stress reactions, anxiety and depression. More specificall...
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| author | Galluccio , Carla Fabbricatore, Rosa CASO, Daniela |
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| description | Physical activity is one of the most basic human functions, and it is an important foundation of health throughout life. Physical activity apports benefit on both physical and mental health, reducing the risk of several diseases and lowering stress reactions, anxiety and depression. More specifically, physical activity is defined as "any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that require energy expenditure" (World Health Organization), including in this definition several activities. Among them, walking has been shown to improve physical and mental well-being in every age group. Despite that, insufficient walking among university students has been increasingly reported, requiring walking promotion intervention. In order to do this, dividing students based on their intention to walk might be useful since the intention is considered as the best predictor of behaviour. In this work, we carried out a study on university students' intention to walk and some of its predictors by exploiting Item Response Theory (IRT) models. In particular, we inspected the predictors of intention by mean of Rating Scale Graded Response Model (RS-GRM). Then we used the Latent Class IRT model to divide students according to their intention to walk, including predictors' scores as covariates. We chose the intention's predictors according to an extension of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), with both classic and additional variables. The formers are attitude toward behaviour, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control, whereas we used risk perception, self-efficacy, anticipation, self-identity and anticipated regret as additional variables. Data was collected administrating a self-report questionnaire to undergraduate students enrolled in the Psychology course at Federico II University of Naples. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-833262022-06-02T04:28:22Z Chapter Exploring the intention to walk: a study on undergraduate students using item response theory and theory of planned behaviour Galluccio , Carla Fabbricatore, Rosa CASO, Daniela Walking Theory of Planned Behaviour Item Response Theory Physical activity is one of the most basic human functions, and it is an important foundation of health throughout life. Physical activity apports benefit on both physical and mental health, reducing the risk of several diseases and lowering stress reactions, anxiety and depression. More specifically, physical activity is defined as "any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that require energy expenditure" (World Health Organization), including in this definition several activities. Among them, walking has been shown to improve physical and mental well-being in every age group. Despite that, insufficient walking among university students has been increasingly reported, requiring walking promotion intervention. In order to do this, dividing students based on their intention to walk might be useful since the intention is considered as the best predictor of behaviour. In this work, we carried out a study on university students' intention to walk and some of its predictors by exploiting Item Response Theory (IRT) models. In particular, we inspected the predictors of intention by mean of Rating Scale Graded Response Model (RS-GRM). Then we used the Latent Class IRT model to divide students according to their intention to walk, including predictors' scores as covariates. We chose the intention's predictors according to an extension of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), with both classic and additional variables. The formers are attitude toward behaviour, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control, whereas we used risk perception, self-efficacy, anticipation, self-identity and anticipated regret as additional variables. Data was collected administrating a self-report questionnaire to undergraduate students enrolled in the Psychology course at Federico II University of Naples. 2022-06-02T04:28:21Z 2022-06-02T04:28:21Z 2022-06-01T12:19:29Z 2021 chapter ONIX_20220601_9788855183048_513 2704-5846 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/56328 9788855183048 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/83326 eng Proceedings e report open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/56328/1/16998.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-5518-304-8.30 10.36253/978-88-5518-304-8.30 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9788855183048 6 Florence open access |
| spellingShingle | Walking Theory of Planned Behaviour Item Response Theory Galluccio , Carla Fabbricatore, Rosa CASO, Daniela Chapter Exploring the intention to walk: a study on undergraduate students using item response theory and theory of planned behaviour |
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| title_short | Chapter Exploring the intention to walk: a study on undergraduate students using item response theory and theory of planned behaviour |
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