Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to adapt the “Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale” (APAS) for Turkish higher
education students. Study was conducted during 2018–2019 autumn semester at a public university in the central
Anatolia region of Turkey. The APAS was applied to 1021 voluntary university students from eleven different
faculties and departments of the university. Descriptive statistics, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses,
internal consistency coefficients were used in statistical analysis. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a six factor
solution explaining 60.2% of the variance. Then, confirmatory factor analysis on the 38 items showed good fit to
the 6-dimension model according to the goodness-of-fit criteria. The psychometric data of the scale showed that
the Turkish version of the scale for higher education students reached the required levels. As a result, the
“Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale” can be used in reliable and valid way at higher education students in
Turkey at national or cross-cultural studies in examining physical activity attitudes.
