Validation of a 3-Day Physical Activity Recall Instrument in Female Youth
in Pediatric Exercise ScienceClick name to view affiliation
The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the 3-Day Physical Activity Recall (3DPAR) self-report instrument in a sample of eighth and ninth grade girls (n = 70, 54.3% white, 37.1% African American). Criterion measures of physical activity were derived using the CSA 7164 accelerometer. Participants wore a CSA monitor for 7 consecutive days and completed the self-report physical activity recall for the last 3 of those days. Self-reported total METs, 30-min blocks of MVPA, and 30-min blocks of VPA were all significantly correlated with analogous CSA variables for 7 days (r = 0.35–0.51; P < 0.01) and 3 days (r = 0.27–0.46; P < 0.05) of monitoring. The results indicate that the 3DPAR is a valid instrument for assessing overall, vigorous, and moderate to vigorous physical activity in adolescent girls.
R.R. Pate, R. Ross, M. Dowda, and J.R. Sirard are with the Department of Exercise Science, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; S.G. Trost is with the School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
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