Attitudes and avatars instrument: development and initial testing
Background
Integrated behavior model
Purpose and aims
Step 1. avatar development
Step 2. content validity
Methods
Data analysis
Results
Step 3. reliability
Methods
Results
Demographics | ||||||
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Age in years | 11 N (%) | 12 N (%) | 13 N (%) | 14 N (%) | Mean | SD |
5 (8.5) | 20 (33.9) | 26 (44.1) | 8 (13.6) | 12.6 | 0.83 | |
Race | White N (%) | Black N (%) | Asian N (%) | Native American N (%) | White & Native American N (%) | No answer N (%) |
46 (78) | 1 (1.7) | 3 (5.1) | 0 | 2 (3.4) | 7 (11.9) | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic N (%) | Non-Hispanic N (%) | No answer N (%) | |||
6 (10.2) | 53 (89.8) | 0 | ||||
Minimum | Maximum | Mean | SD | |||
Height | 57 in. | 72 in. | 63.40 | 3.94 | ||
145 cm | 183 cm | 160.96 | 9.97 | |||
Weight | 69 lb | 291 lb | 122.69 | 36.65 | ||
31 kg | 132 kg | 55.65 | 16.62 | |||
CDC BMI-for-age Percentile | 6th | 99th | ||||
Weight Category | Underweight N (%) | Healthy N (%) | Overweight N (%) | Obese N (%) | High BMI N (%) | |
0 | 38 (64.4) | 11 (18.6) | 6 (10.2) | 4 (6.8) |
Item | Response | Choices with | Coding | ||||
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Mean | SD | Too small =1 | Just right = 2 | Too big = 3 | No answer | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||||
My…
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Head/neck is | 2.02 | 0.13 | 0 (0.0) | 58 (98.3) | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
Chest is | 1.97 | 0.52 | 9 (15.3) | 4 (72.9) | 7 (11.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
Stomach is | 2.36 | 0.58 | 3 (5.1) | 31 (52.5) | 24 (40.7) | 1 (1.7) | |
Arms are | 1.72 | 0.49 | 17 (28.8) | 40 (67.8) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.7) | |
Butt is | 2 | 0.28 | 2 (3.4) | 49 (83.1) | 2 (3.4) | 6 (10.2) | |
Legs/thigh are | 2.20 | 0.48 | 2 (3.4) | 41 (69.5) | 13 (22.0) | 3 (5.1) | |
Strongly disagree = 1 | Disagree = 2 | Agree = 3 | Strongly agree = 4 | No answer | |||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
I like my…
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Head/neck | 3.19 | 0.57 | 0 (0.0) | 5 (8.5) | 38 (64.4) | 16 (27.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Chest | 2.92 | 0.62 | 0 (0.0) | 14 (23.7) | 36 (61.0) | 9 (15.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Stomach | 2.69 | 0.73 | 3 (5.1) | 18 (30.5) | 31 (52.5) | 6 (10.2) | 1 (1.7) |
Arms | 3 | 0.73 | 1 (1.7) | 12 (20.3) | 31 (52.5) | 14 (23.7) | 1 (1.7) |
Butt | 3.07 | 0.50 | 0 (0.0) | 5 (8.5) | 42 (71.2) | 9 (15.8) | 3 (5.1) |
Legs/thighs | 3.09 | 0.71 | 0 (0.0) | 12 (20.3) | 29 (49.2) | 17 (28.8) | 1 (1.7) |
It is important for me to change my…
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Head/ neck | 1.93 | 0.53 | 10 (16.9) | 42 (71.2) | 6 (10.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) |
Chest | 2.53 | 0.77 | 4 (6.8) | 26 (44.1) | 23 (39.0) | 6 (10.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Stomach | 2.83 | 0.97 | 6 (10.2) | 15 (25.4) | 21 (35.6) | 17 (28.8) | 0 (0.0) |
Arms | 2.64 | 0.80 | 5 (8.5) | 18 (30.5) | 29 (49.2) | 7 (11.9) | 0 (0.0) |
Butt | 1.95 | 0.68 | 13 (22.0) | 33 (55.9) | 8 (13.6) | 1 (1.7) | 4 (6.8) |
Legs/thighs | 2.45 | 0.94 | 10 (16.9) | 20 (33.9) | 20 (33.9) | 8 (13.6) | 1 (1.7) |
I am a good weight for my height…
| 2.90 | 0.71 | 1 (1.7) | 15 (25.4) | 32(54.2) | 11 (18.6) | 0 (0.00 |
When you look at yourself, how do you describe your weight?
| Underweight = 1 | About right weight = 2 | Little bit overweight = 3 | Overweight = 4 | Very overweight = 5 | ||
2.44 | 0.91 | 5 (8.5) | 33 (55.9) | 13 (22.0) | 6 (10.2) | 2 (3.4) |
Item | Test Re-Test Reliability Intraclass Correlation | Response choices |
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Attitude Overall Scale
| 0.70 | |
My…
| Too small, just right, or too big | |
Head/neck is | 1.00 | |
Chest is | 0.69 | |
Stomach is | 0.74 | |
Arms are | 0.63 | |
Butt is | 0.80 | |
Legs/thigh are | 0.33 | |
I like my…
| Strongly disagree, disagree, agree or strongly agree | |
Head/neck | 0.47 | |
Chest | 0.77 | |
Stomach | 0.84 | |
Arms | 0.81 | |
Butt | 0.80 | |
Legs/thighs | 0.72 | |
It is important for me to change my…
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Head/neck | 0.47 | |
Chest | 0.64 | |
Stomach | 0.82 | |
Arms | 0.77 | |
Butt | 0.41 | |
Legs/thighs | 0.76 | |
I am a good weight for my height.
| 0.76 | |
When you look at yourself, how do you describe your weight?
| 0.97 | Underweight, about right weight, a little overweight, overweight, or very overweight |
Current Avatar body parts
| Computer-generated by the boys | |
Head | 0.56 | |
Neck | 0.56 | |
Upper arm | 0.73 | |
Forearm | 0.69 | |
Chest | 0.60 | |
Waist | 0.74 | |
Hip | 0.58 | |
Mid-thigh | 0.76 | |
Calf | 0.62 | |
Preferred Avatar body parts
| Computer-generated by the boys | |
Head | 0.52 | |
Neck | 0.59 | |
Upper arm | 0.83 | |
Forearm | 0.58 | |
Chest | 0.80 | |
Waist | 0.51 | |
Hip | 0.66 | |
Mid-thigh | 0.47 | |
Calf | 0.49 |