Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire
The Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire (YPAQ) asks about physical activity and sedentary activities across school time and leisure time over the past 7 days.
It asks questions across four areas of activities:
- Sports activities
- Leisure time physical activities
- Activities at school (inc. Physical Education classes and active travel)
- Other activities (inc. sedentary activities such as TV viewing, computer use, homework, play)
Frequency and duration of each activity is asked for weekdays and weekend days. The instrument is typically self-administered.
| Component | Detail |
|---|---|
| Question type | Closed |
| Items | 46 |
| Time frame | Past 7 days |
| Administration | Self-report |
| Sections: | 1) Sports activities; 2) Leisure activities; 3) Activities at school; 4) Other activities (inc. Sedentary activities) |
| Output variable | Units |
|---|
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| PDF of instrument | External site |
| Outcome derivation | External site |
| Lifestage | Reliability and validity literature |
|---|---|
| Child (12-13yrs) Adolescent (16-17yrs) | PubMed Link |
| First author (year) | Title |
|---|---|
| Brooke et al (2014) | Physical Activity Maintenance in the Transition to Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of the Roles of Sport and Lifestyle Activities in British Youth |
| Klitsie et al (2013) | Children’s sedentary behaviour: descriptive epidemiology and associations with objectively-measured sedentary time |