473 KB0 KB201020252023Filej, BojanaPlazar, NadjaTomažič, Tatjanaletnik:14številka:iss. 1str. 37-56DOI:10.35469/ak.2023.421COBISSID_HOST:192694275ISSN:2232-2620URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-N567N8MRenZnanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper, Annales ZRSAnnales kinesiologiae (Koper)elderlygibalna vadbakvantitativna metodologijaphysical exercisequantitative methodologysocial gerontologySocialna gerontologijastarejšiTelovadbaDevelopment and preliminary validation of the scale of factors which influence decision-making of the elderly to take part in physical exercise programs|Regular physical activity and exercise are beneficial for both physical and mental health. However, in the elderly, the level of physical activity they partake in is consist-ently inadequate. Recognizing the need to enhance the participation of the elderly in organized physical exercise and understanding the factors which influence their deci-sion-making becomes pivotal. The purpose of this study was to develop a measurement instrument, specifically a scale, to identify these factors and evaluate its psychometric properties. First, the statements were formulated, which was followed by content as-sessment by a panel of experts. In the process of scale validation, its internal consist-ency, stability, correlations between the variables, and factor structure were also evalu-ated. The scale was tested on a sample of 1777 participants engaged in guided physical exercise at the School of Health Association (društvo Šola zdravja), all aged 60 years or more. Theexploratory factor analysis yielded a four-factor model with 27 state-ments which explained 42.9% of variability. The results indicated weak, but statistically significant correlations between the factors and an acceptable level of internal consist-ency and stability of the entire scale. This scale, developed to establish the factors that influence the decision-making of the elderly to take part in organized physical exercise, represents a valid and reliable measurement instrument, which can be beneficial in the planning and promotion of organized physical exercise programs for the elderlyRedna gibalna dejavnost in vadba koristita fizičnemu in duševnemu zdravju, vendar so starejši večinoma premalo gibalno dejavni. Za povečanje deleža starejših pri orga-niziranih gibalnih vadbah je ključno poznavanje dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na njihovo od-ločitev za vključitev v vadbo. Namen raziskave je bil razviti merski instrument – lestvico za ugotavljanje dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na odločitev starejših za vključitev v organizi-rano gibalno vadbo – in oceniti njegove psihometrične lastnosti. Najprej so bile obli-kovane trditve, ki so jih vsebinsko ocenili strokovnjaki ekspertnega panela. V procesu validacije lestvice so se preverjale tudi notranja konsistentnost, stabilnost, povezanost spremenljivk in struktura dejavnikov. Lestvica je bila testirana pri 1777 udeležencih vadbe v društvu Šola zdravja, starih 60 let ali več. Eksploratorna analiza dejavnikov je podala model s štirimi dejavniki (27 trditvami), ki pojasnjujejo 42,9 % variabilno-sti. Rezultati kažejo tudi šibke, toda statistično značilne povezanosti med dejavniki ter sprejemljivo notranjo konsistentnost in stabilnost celotne lestvice. Ustvarjena lestvica za ugotavljanje dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na odločitev starejših za vključitev v organizi-rano gibalno vadbo, je veljaven in zanesljiv merski instrument, ki je lahko koristen pri načrtovanju in promociji programov organiziranih gibalnih vadb za starejšeTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZnanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper