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Table 6 Cronbach’s alpha, test-retest reliabilities, and differences in subscale scores between low and high exercisers for the revised DPAQ (study 2)

From: Development and initial validation of the determinants of physical activity questionnaire

Determinant area

  

<900 mets

>900 mets

 

α

r

M

SD

M

SD

Knowledge

.64

.45*

4.4a

1.3

4.6a

1.3

Environmental context

.67

.71**

4.9a

1.0

5.4b

1.1

Motivation and goals

.69

.79**

4.4a

1.2

4.9b

1.1

Beliefs about capabilities

.85

.86**

3.5a

1.6

4.1b

1.6

Skills

.77

.87**

4.6a

1.1

5.0b

1.2

Emotion

.70

.91**

4.0a

1.2

4.7b

1.2

Social influences

.66

.82**

3.7a

1.2

4.2b

1.2

Beliefs about consequences

.57

.63**

6.1a

.6

6.1a

.7

Action planning

.86

88**

4.0a

1.2

4.7b

1.3

Coping planning

.73

.78**

2.9a

1.0

3.4b

1.2

Goal conflict

.65

82**

3.6a

1.2

3.8a

1.2

  1. Note. For the univariate ANOVA analysis comparing determinant scores for high and low exercisers, means in the same row that do not share the same subscript differ at the p < .05 level.
  2. *p < .05; **p < .01.