Development and Validation of the Reasons to Exergame (RTEX) Scale in Young Adults: Exploratory Factors Analysis
 
				Authors: O'Loughlin E,  Sabiston CM,  Kakinami L,  McGrath JJ,  Consalvo M,  O'Loughlin JL,  Barnett TA
 
				
				
				
				Affiliations
				
					1 Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 2 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 3 Individualized Program Department, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 4 Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 5 Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 6 PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 7 Psychology Department, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 8 Sainte-Justine Research Centre, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 9 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laval, QC, Canada. 
				
				
				
				Description
					
					CONCLUSIONS: RTEX is a psychometrically sound scale with four factors that measure reasons to exergame. Replication of these findings is needed in larger, more diverse samples.
				
 
				
					
					Keywords: exergaming;  motivation;  scale;  young adults;  youth;  
 
				
				
				
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				PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32538792/?utm_source=MS-Office&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pubmed-2&utm_content=1deGMjvjVspk9gsE
 
				
					DOI: 10.2196/16261