OBJECTIVES: Participation in organized activities is related with a range of positive outcomes, but the way such participation is measured has not been scrutinized. Test-retest reliability as an important indicator of a scale's reliability has been assessed rarely and for "The scale of participation in organized activities" lacks completely. This test-retest study is based on the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study and is consistent with its methodology. METHODS: We obtained data from 353 Czech (51.9 % boys) and 227 Slovak (52.9 % boys) primary school pupils, grades five and nine, who participated in this study in 2013. We used Cohen's kappa statistic and single measures of the intraclass correlation coefficient to estimate the test-retest reliability of all selected items in the sample, stratified by gender, age and country. RESULTS: We mostly observed a large correlation between the test and retest in all of the examined variables (κ ranged from 0.46 to 0.68). Test-retest reliability of the sum score of individual items showed substantial agreement (ICC = 0.64). CONCLUSIONS: The scale of participation in organized activities has an acceptable level of agreement, indicating good reliability.

Department of Health Psychology Medical Faculty P J Safarik University in Kosice Kosice Slovak Republic

Department of Quantitative Methods Faculty of Business Economy in Kosice University of Economics in Bratislava Bratislava Slovak Republic

Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies Faculty of Physical Culture Palacky University in Olomouc Olomouc Czech Republic

Department of Social Medicine University Medical Center Groningen University of Groningen Groningen The Netherlands

Olomouc University Social Health Institute Palacky University in Olomouc Olomouc Czech Republic

Zobrazit více v PubMed

J Youth Adolesc. 2014 Jun;43(6):919-32 PubMed

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2012 Aug 01;9:93 PubMed

Med Educ. 2004 Sep;38(9):1006-12 PubMed

J Epidemiol Community Health. 2010 Jan;64(1):89-95 PubMed

J Youth Adolesc. 2014 Jun;43(6):859-68 PubMed

Am J Med. 2006 Feb;119(2):166.e7-16 PubMed

Clin Rehabil. 2010 Sep;24(9):843-53 PubMed

Int J Public Health. 2009 Sep;54 Suppl 2:140-50 PubMed

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2002 Dec;34(12):1986-95 PubMed

J Phys Act Health. 2009;6 Suppl 1:S46-53 PubMed

J Youth Adolesc. 2012 Dec;41(12):1588-99 PubMed

J Adolesc. 2010 Aug;33(4):499-508 PubMed

Int J Public Health. 2015 Jan;60(1):59-67 PubMed

BMC Public Health. 2015 Oct 24;15:1090 PubMed

BMC Med Res Methodol. 2010 Aug 10;10:73 PubMed

Child Care Health Dev. 2007 Jan;33(1):28-39 PubMed

Am Psychol. 2000 Jan;55(1):170-83 PubMed

Biometrics. 1977 Mar;33(1):159-74 PubMed

Dev Psychol. 2007 Jan;43(1):197-207 PubMed

Changes in the prevalence of obesity in Czech adolescents between 2018 and 2022 and its current non-genetic correlates - HBSC study

Relationship of Exclusion From Physical Education and Bullying in Students With Specific Developmental Disorder of Scholastic Skills

Test-retest reliability of selected HBSC items in Vietnam: well-being, physical and sedentary activities, and eating behaviours

Surveillance of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in czech children and adolescents: a scoping review of the literature from the past two decades

After the bell: adolescents' organised leisure-time activities and well-being in the context of social and socioeconomic inequalities

"I am going out!" - lifestyle sports and physical activity in adolescents

Distinguishing between spiritual health and religious involvement as determinants of adolescent health in Canada and the Czech Republic

Test-Retest Reliability of a Questionnaire on Motives for Physical Activity among Adolescents

Time-trends and correlates of obesity in Czech adolescents in relation to family socioeconomic status over a 16-year study period (2002-2018)

Participation in organized leisure-time activities and risk behaviors in Czech adolescents

Is Participation in Organized Leisure-Time Activities Associated with School Performance in Adolescence?

When children play, they feel better: organized activity participation and health in adolescents