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| Research article summary (published 30 May 2003): |
Self-defense and martial arts evaluation for college women: preliminary validation of perceptions of dangerous situations scale.
Full Abstract
Martial arts and self-defense programs train fearful people, especially women, to be more competent and confident to defend themselves in dangerous situations. However, there are no validated instruments to evaluate the effectiveness of programs purporting to teach self-protection. The Perceptions of Dangerous Situations Scale (PDSS), composed of fear, likelihood and confidence subscales, was developed and validated for university women. Participants were 368 university women, ages 17 to 45 years (M age = 20.7 years). Content validity of the PDSS was established through an expert panel, and construct validity was established through principal components analysis and determination of instructional sensitivity. Reliability was established through alpha coefficients. The PDSS, when used with university women, offers promising measurement opportunities in self-defense and martial arts settings.
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Author information
Author/s: Hughes, Patricia Paulsen (PP); Sherrill, Claudine (C); Myers, Bettye (B); Rowe, Nancy (N); Marshall, David (D);
Affiliation: Department of Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078, USA. hughesp@okstate.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Validation Studies
Journal: Research quarterly for exercise and sport (Res Q Exerc Sport), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jun; vol 74 (issue 2) : pp 153-64
Dates: Created 2003/07/09; Completed 2003/09/09; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12848228, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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