Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Research in Sports Science, cilt.16, sa.62, ss.1-7, 2026 (TRDizin)
This study aims to develop and validate a scale for measuring green exercise behavior. Five hundred twenty-three participants were included in this study. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted with 204 participants and con-firmatory factor analysis was conducted with 319 participants. The Green Exercise Scale had a 7-item, one-factor structure. The explained variance of the scale was 60%. The model fit indices were χ2/df= 3.708, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = .983, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) = .968, and Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR) = .022. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance across gender was confirmed. The Cronbach’s alpha value of the scale was .93. The cor-relation between the Green Exercise Scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale was .21 (p < .001). This study makes a significant contribution to the methodological development of outdoor recreation, physical activity, and health-related fields by introducing a brief but comprehensive tool for measuring green exercise behavior