Children's Physical Activity Questionnaire and Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire

Instrument Details

Children's Physical Activity Questionnaire and Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire

CPAQ and YPAQ

Physical activity assessment

Questionnaires

15th November 2021

Soren Brage, University of Cambridge

The YPAQ lists 47 different activities with participants requested to self-report the frequency and duration of each activity for both week and weekend days over the past 7 d. Therefore, the YPAQ assesses mode, frequency, and duration of physical activity and sedentary activities throughout all domains, including school time and leisure time over the past 7 d. The CPAQ is very similar to the YPAQ but parentally reported and includes activities specific to young children, such as ‘‘playing in a playhouse.’’ The CPAQ assesses mode, frequency, and duration of physical activity and sedentary activities throughout all domains over the past 7 d.

Instrument Characteristics
acquisition  -> Self report
acquisition  -> Proxy report
retrospective prospective  -> Retrospective
timeframe  -> Days
location  -> Not applicable
timeseries  -> No
raw aggregated  -> Not applicable
opensource proprietary  -> Not applicable
raw  -> Not applicable
resolution  -> Not applicable
classification  -> Self-reported
Instrument Estimates
Duration
Intensity
Frequency
Volume
Total physical activity energy expenditure
Type
Sedentary behaviour
Instrument Resources
Instrument Validities
Populations Countries Reference Link
Young children United Kingdom pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Adolescents United Kingdom pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Young children United Kingdom pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Instrument Implementations
Populations Countries Link
Young children United Kingdom www.webofscience.com
Young children United Kingdom www.webofscience.com
Adolescents New Zealand www.webofscience.com