Response conversion for improving comparability of international physical activity data

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-38

  Hopman Rock, Marijke ^a   Dusseldorp, Elise ^a   Chorus, Astrid ^a   Jacobusse, Gert ^a   Ruetten, Alfred ^b   Van Buuren, Stef ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cultural bias; Differential item functioning; IPAQ; Item response theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855560207     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.9.1.29     Document Type: Article

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