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Validity of self-reported compared to measured physical fitness in police officers
Lovro Štefan
; Kineziološki fakultet, Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
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The study aimed to determine: (1) the validity between self-reported and objectively measured physical fitness and (2) the percentage of agreement. Two - hundred and seventy - five healthy men and women attending police academy (32% women) were
randomly recruited. Self-report was obtained from a 10 - point scale, where higher score indicates better physical fitness perception. Measured physical fitness tests were:
(1) body – mass index, (2) polygon backwards, (3) standing broad jump, (4) sit – and – reach test and (5) 2.4 km run. Spearman’s and Kappa statistics were used to determine
the validity and the level of agreement between the two measures.
Higher level of self-reported physical fitness was correlated with all tests and physical fitness index in men (r = -0.61 to 0.79) and women (r = -0.59 to 0.78), except for
body – mass index in both sexes. The level of agreement was weak in both men (κ = 0.42, p < 0.001) and women (κ = 0.38, p < 0.001). Self-reported measure provides moderate to high level of validity and weak agreement when measuring physical
fitness in first year police officers.
Ključne riječi
performance, special population, correlation, gender, perception
Hrčak ID:
263078
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Datum izdavanja:
30.7.2021.
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