Self-efficacy of balance, a psychological characteristic, may provide information regarding psychological risk factors for lower-extremity injury. Validated instruments to assess self-efficacy of balance do not currently exist. The objective of this study was to determine the face and content validity of the Self-Efficacy of Balance Scale (SEBS) for an adolescent population, as well as content validity, construct and convergent validity of the overall instrument. A series of panelists (n = 11) assessed proposed items for face and content validity for self-efficacy of balance. Construct and convergent validity were assessed with active college individuals (n = 74) and female high school basketball athletes (n = 57). Original items were revised to 21 items. Panelists validated both face and content validity of the SEBS. All items were assessed to have the construct of self-efficacy. Evidence of convergent validity supported the proposed construct of self-efficacy, and was found to be relevant to the physical functioning of a young, active population.
Development of the Self-Efficacy of Balance Scale (SEBS) for Young, Active Individuals
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Baker is with the Dept. of Health and Human Performance, University of Tennessee–Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN. Medina McKeon is with the Dept. of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. Usher is with the Dept. of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
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