Evaluation of the Reliability and Validity of the Perceptions of Skills Enhanced Through School Health Education (PSE-SHE) Measure.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of School Health Pub Date : 2025-07-06 DOI:10.1111/josh.70038

HeeKyoung Chun, Leigh E Szucs, Ari Fodeman, Emily Young, Lexie Zimbelman

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Abstract

Background: School health education promotes health knowledge and skills, yet measurement of teens' health skills is limited. We psychometrically assessed the perceptions of skills enhanced through school health education (PSE-SHE) measure.

Methods: Cross-sectional data (n = 471) were collected from teens using Teen and Parent Surveys of Health, conducted through AmeriSpeak Panels. The survey included one 5-item question assessing teens' perceptions of health skills enhanced through school health education-including getting health information and services, and understanding factors influencing health, communication, decision-making, and advocacy. For each PSE-SHE item, a 3-level categorization measure was examined (strongly agree/agree, neither agree nor disagree, and strongly disagree/disagree). Cronbach's alphas and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) examined PSE-SHE measures' reliability and validity. Structural equation modeling used the CALIS procedure (SAS 9.4).

Results: High Cronbach's α = 0.91 was observed for the PSE-SHE measure, indicating internal consistency. Polychoric correlations among PSE-SHE items (0.68-0.81) were found. CFA confirmed substantial factor loadings (0.72-0.84, p < 0.0001) of each item on the latent factor (CFI = 0.98), supporting construct validity.

Implications for school health policy, practice, and equity: The reliable and valid PSE-SHE measure may inform skills-focused health education research.

Conclusions: Psychometric results confirm the PSE-SHE measure is valid in capturing perceptions of skills enhanced through school health education.

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通过学校健康教育提高技能知觉的信度和效度评价。

背景：学校健康教育促进健康知识和技能，但青少年健康技能的测量是有限的。我们通过心理测量学评估了通过学校健康教育（PSE-SHE）措施提高的技能感知。方法：横断面数据（n = 471）从青少年中收集，使用青少年和父母健康调查，由AmeriSpeak小组进行。该调查包括一个5项问题，评估青少年对通过学校健康教育提高的健康技能的看法，包括获得健康信息和服务，了解影响健康的因素，沟通，决策和倡导。对于每个PSE-SHE项目，采用三级分类测量（强烈同意/同意，既不同意也不反对，强烈不同意/不同意）。Cronbach's alpha和验证性因子分析（CFA）检验了PSE-SHE测量的信度和效度。结构方程建模采用CALIS程序（SAS 9.4）。结果：PSE-SHE测量值Cronbach′s α = 0.91，表明内部一致性。PSE-SHE项目间存在多周期相关（0.68 ~ 0.81）。对学校健康政策、实践和公平的影响：可靠有效的PSE-SHE测量可以为以技能为重点的健康教育研究提供信息。结论：心理测量结果证实PSE-SHE测量在捕获通过学校健康教育提高的技能感知方面是有效的。

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Journal of School Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

9.10%

发文量

134

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of School Health is published 12 times a year on behalf of the American School Health Association. It addresses practice, theory, and research related to the health and well-being of school-aged youth. The journal is a top-tiered resource for professionals who work toward providing students with the programs, services, and environment they need for good health and academic success.