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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Measurement Invariance and Psychometric Evaluation of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS) Among Mainland Chinese University Students

Mohsen Saffari1 Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;2 Health Education Department, Faculty of Health, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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I-Hua Chen3 Chinese Academy of Education Big Data, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6999-6406View further author information
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Po-Ching Huang4 Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2047-2246View further author information
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Kerry S O’Brien5 School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaView further author information
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Yi-Ping Hsieh6 Department of Social Work, College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USAView further author information
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Ji-Kang Chen7 Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong KongView further author information
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Yun-Hsuan Chang8 Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan;9 Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan;10 Department of Psychology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan;11 Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, College of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8662-2457View further author information
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Xingyong Jiang12 Yangan Primary School of Qionglai City, Qionglai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Nadia Bevan5 School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaView further author information
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Yen-Ling Chang13 Department of Family Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital, New Taipei, TaiwanView further author information
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Jung-Sheng Chen14 Department of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanView further author information
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Ching-Chung Tsai15 Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;16 School of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark D Griffiths17 International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524View further author information
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Chung-Ying Lin4 Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan;18 Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan;19 Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan;20 Biostatistics Consulting Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 3821-3836 | Received 13 Jun 2023, Accepted 29 Aug 2023, Published online: 13 Sep 2023

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Mohsen Saffari, Hung-Ching Wu, Ji-Kang Chen, Nadia Bevan, Jung-Sheng Chen, Hsin-Pao Chen, Mark D. Griffiths & Chung-Ying Lin. (2024) Psychometric Properties of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale Among Hong Kong University Students. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science 28:3, pages 225-235.
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Chung-Ying Lin, Janet D. Latner, Kaitlin N. Rozzell-Voss, Po-Ching Huang, Yu-Cheng Tsai, Amir H. Pakpour & Hui-Ching Weng. (2024) Association of quality of life with internet use and weight stigma across individuals with obesity and those without obesity: Role of self-perception. Acta Psychologica 244, pages 104203.
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Jian Yi, I-Hua Chen, Hsin-Pao Chen, I-Ching Lin, Jung-Sheng Chen, Po-Ching Huang, Kerry S. O'Brien, Mark D. Griffiths & Chung-Ying Lin. (2024) Tendency to avoid physical activity mediates the association between perceived weight stigma and physical activity levels among university students. Mental Health and Physical Activity 26, pages 100584.
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Chia-Wei Fan, Yen-Ling Chang, Po-Ching Huang, Xavier C. C. Fung, Ji-Kang Chen, Nadia Bevan, Kerry S. O’Brien, Ya-Chin Yeh, Hsin-Pao Chen, I-Hua Chen, I-Ching Lin, Mark D. Griffiths & Chung-Ying Lin. (2023) The Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS): Rasch analysis with differential item functioning testing among a Chinese sample. BMC Psychology 11:1.
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