Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-II)
Psychology: Health & SleepReliability: alpha 0.923 sample items
About this scale
A 52-item measure of health-promoting behaviours across six subscales: health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal relations, and stress management.
Sample item(s)
“Discuss my health concerns with health professionals (responsibility)”
“Eat 6–11 servings of bread, cereal, rice, and pasta each day (nutrition)”
“Concentrate on pleasant thoughts at bedtime (stress management)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.92. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Walker, S. N., Sechrist, K. R., & Pender, N. J. (1995): Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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