Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 01, 2025
Last Modified: January 01, 2025 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the short Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES-S) by Chen et al (2021). to measure enjoyment of physical exercise activities which is said to play a role in excercise adherence. The PACES-S is a 4-item version of the original 18 items PACES by Kendzierski & DeCarlo (1991).
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Chen, C., Weyland, S., Fritsch, J., Woll, A., Niessner, C., Burchartz, A., Schmidt, S. C. E., & Jekauc, D. (2021). A Short Version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11035. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111035
Original 18 items PACES: Kendzierski, D., & DeCarlo, K. J. (1991). Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale: Two Validation Studies. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 13(1), 50–64. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.13.1.50
1 minute
self-report measure consisting of 4 5-point Likert Scale questions
File Name: xxx_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startdate | Date script was run |
| starttime | Time script was started |
| subjectid | Assigned subject id number |
| groupid | Assigned group id number |
| sessionid | Assigned session id number |
| elapsedtime | Time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| pacesSTotal | The sum of all allocated points (1 point = strongly disagree) to (5points = strongly agree) Range: 4 - 20 + all 4individual responses |
File Name: xxx.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 1 (strongly disagree) - 5 (strongly agree) |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveypage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveypage was visited) |