Introduction and Objective. The primary objective of this study was to validate the Healthy Lifestyle Questionnaire – EVS IV using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM). Methodology. A total of 1,668 Portuguese participants (aged 18 to 70 years; M = 39.71, SD = 15.68) took part in the study, comprising 856 men (51.3%) and 812 women (48.7%). Results. The findings confirmed the adequacy of the factorial...
Background: Body image seems to be a determining factor in the behavior and satisfaction of the basic psychological needs of exercise practitioners in gyms and fitness centers, and may influence motivation, interpersonal behavior, and eating behavior. This review aims to examine possible patterns between the variables under study in a gym/fitness context, specifically considering if body image perception has a ...
The main objective of this study was to validate the Healthy Lifestyle Questionnaire—EVS III, using confirmatory factor analysis of the measurement model. A total of 822 Portuguese individuals of both genders, aged between 18 and 66 years old (M = 28.43 SD = 12.07), participated in this study, of which 382 were male (46.5%) and 440 were female (53.5%). The main results obtained revealed that the psychometric qu...