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A sample of 338 participants (212 female, 126 male) aged 11 to 19 years (Mage = 15.6 \u00b1 2.1) from 31 cities and Madeira island participated in this study. The confirmatory factor analysis suggested an acceptable fit to the data for the first-order and third-order measurement models. The composite reliability values ranged from 0.71 (identified regulation) to 0.90 (integrated regulation), demonstrating internal consistency. The AVE values ranged from 0.40 (amotivation) to 0.69 (integrated regulation), demonstrating an acceptable convergent validity for all constructs. The model estimation had an acceptable fit, with values akin to those of the first-order tested model. Finally, the results of the multigroup analysis for the successive restricted models (CFI &lt; 0.010 and RMSEA &lt; 0.015) point out that the null hypothesis of factor invariance between gender cannot be rejected. The psychometric properties demonstrates the suitability of this questionnaire among Portuguese youths aged 11 to 19. This questionnaire will help understand the motivation aspects that underpin active commuting to school and consequently help to increase physical activity among Portuguese adolescents.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children9020182","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,1]],"date-time":"2022-02-01T09:59:21Z","timestamp":1643709561000},"page":"182","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Adaptation of the Behavioural Regulation in Active Commuting to School (BR-ACS) Questionnaire in Portuguese Youth"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9850-7771","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adilson","family":"Marques","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal"},{"name":"Instituto de Sa\u00fade Ambiental (ISAMB), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Thiago","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias Sociais e Tecnologia, Universidade Europeia, 1500-210 Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6781-1295","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yolanda","family":"Demetriou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 80992 Munich, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5158-4718","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dorothea M. 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