PMID- 25141078
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20141023
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 0270-1367 (Print)
IS  - 0270-1367 (Linking)
VI  - 85
IP  - 3
DP  - 2014 Sep
TI  - Assessing impact of physical activity-based youth development programs: 
      validation of the Life Skills Transfer Survey (LSTS).
PG  - 263-78
LID - 10.1080/02701367.2014.931558 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: A signature characteristic of positive youth development (PYD) programs 
      is the opportunity to develop life skills, such as social, behavioral, and moral 
      competencies, that can be generalized to domains beyond the immediate activity. 
      Although context-specific instruments are available to assess developmental 
      outcomes, a measure of life skills transfer would enable evaluation of PYD 
      programs in successfully teaching skills that youth report using in other 
      domains. The purpose of our studies was to develop and validate a measure of 
      perceived life skills transfer, based on data collected with The First Tee, a 
      physical activity-based PYD program. METHOD: In 3 studies, we conducted a series 
      of steps to provide content and construct validity and internal consistency 
      reliability for the Life Skills Transfer Survey (LSTS), a measure of perceived 
      life skills transfer. RESULTS: Study 1 provided content validity for the LSTS 
      that included 8 life skills and 50 items. Study 2 revealed construct validity 
      (structural validity) through a confirmatory factor analysis and convergent 
      validity by correlating scores on the LSTS with scores on an assessment tool that 
      measures a related construct. Study 3 offered additional construct validity by 
      reassessing youth 1 year later and showing that scores during both time periods 
      were invariant in factor pattern, loadings, and variances and covariances. 
      Studies 2 and 3 demonstrated internal consistency reliability of the LSTS. 
      CONCLUSION: RESULTS from 3 studies provide evidence of content and construct 
      validity and internal consistency reliability for the LSTS, which can be used in 
      evaluation research with youth development programs.
FAU - Weiss, Maureen R
AU  - Weiss MR
AD  - a University of Minnesota.
FAU - Bolter, Nicole D
AU  - Bolter ND
FAU - Kipp, Lindsay E
AU  - Kipp LE
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Validation Study
PL  - United States
TA  - Res Q Exerc Sport
JT  - Research quarterly for exercise and sport
JID - 8006373
SB  - IM
CIN - Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2015 Feb;27(1):26-9. PMID: 25822962
MH  - *Activities of Daily Living
MH  - Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - *Adolescent Development
MH  - Altruism
MH  - Child
MH  - Choice Behavior
MH  - Communication
MH  - Conflict, Psychological
MH  - Cultural Diversity
MH  - Factor Analysis, Statistical
MH  - Female
MH  - Goals
MH  - Humans
MH  - Life Style
MH  - Male
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Self Report
MH  - Social Support
MH  - *Surveys and Questionnaires
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - adolescents
OT  - measurement
OT  - positive youth development
OT  - psychometrics
EDAT- 2014/08/21 06:00
MHDA- 2014/10/24 06:00
CRDT- 2014/08/21 06:00
PHST- 2014/08/21 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/08/21 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/10/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1080/02701367.2014.931558 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Res Q Exerc Sport. 2014 Sep;85(3):263-78. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2014.931558.