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Validation of the Brief Questionnaire on Occupational Sitting

Wißmann, F. (2019) Validation of the Brief Questionnaire on Occupational Sitting.

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Abstract:The present research aimed at validating the Brief Questionnaire on Occupational Sitting (BQOS) developed by Van de Lagemaat (2018). It is a self-report questionnaire which intends to measure average and domain-specific sitting time on regular days. A correlational longitudinal study was conducted to assess the feasibility, test-retest reliability, and the construct validity of the BQOS. Therefore, an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) form of the BQOS was created and used as a validation tool. Whereas the original one intends to measure average sitting times on a regular day, the EMA form measured daily sitting times. The sample consisted of 30 full-time students who participated in the study over the course of one week. According to the psychometric assessment, the BQOS demonstrates appropriate psychometric properties. However, it appears that full-time students have a large within-subject sitting time variability so that it cannot be claimed to have measured average sitting time on a regular day. The BQOS might, therefore, be population restricted and can only be applied to low variability populations such as office workers.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology BSc (56604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/78184
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