The Fitness Facility Membership Questionnaire: a measure of reasons for joining

This study describes the development of the Fitness Facility Membership Questionnaire of 43 items, designed to identify reasons for joining a fitness facility. Items were generated from responses to an open-ended questionnaire. A 50-item version of the questionnaire was completed by 152 members of f...

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Published inPerceptual and motor skills Vol. 85; no. 3 Pt 1; p. 907
Main Authors Drummond, J L, Lenes, H S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1997
Subjects
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Health Behavior
Humans
Motivation
Physical Education and Training
Physical Fitness
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:This study describes the development of the Fitness Facility Membership Questionnaire of 43 items, designed to identify reasons for joining a fitness facility. Items were generated from responses to an open-ended questionnaire. A 50-item version of the questionnaire was completed by 152 members of five community-based fitness facilities. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation yielded 8 factors, accounting for 63.8% of the variance. The factors were labeled Socialization, Aquatic-related Facilities, Extrinsic Motivation, Recreational Facilities, Intrinsic Motivation, Resistance Equipment, Aerobic Equipment, and Amenities. The internal consistency of the eight factors was acceptable with Cronbach coefficients alpha ranging from .72 to .89. Discriminant analysis of responses is also presented.
ISSN:0031-5125
DOI:10.2466/pms.1997.85.3.907