scholarly journals Peer Motivational Climate in Youth Sport: Measurement Development and Validation

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 432-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikos Ntoumanis ◽  
Spiridoula Vazou
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Measurement Development ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Team Conflict ◽  
Development And Validation

The influence of the peer group on young people’s achievement motivation has been highlighted in the literature as an area that needs examination (e.g., Harwood & Swain, 2001). To this effect, a new measure of youngsters’ perceptions of the peer motivational climate (Peer Motivational Climate in Youth Sport Questionnaire; PeerMCYSQ) was developed and tested across three studies. In Study 1, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) with 431 athletes between the ages of 11 to 16 years suggested that the PeerMCYSQ had 6 factors that could also be subsumed into 2 higher order factors (Task-Involving climate: improvement, relatedness support, effort; Ego-Involving climate: intra-team competition, normative ability, intra-team conflict). In Studies 2 and 3 the 6-factor solution and the corresponding hierarchical one were tested using CFA with two independent samples (N = 606 and 495, respectively) of similar age. The results showed that the 6-factor model was problematic and that a 5-factor solution should be preferred instead. Further support to the 5-factor model was provided with hierarchical and multilevel CFAs. Suggestions for further research on peer motivational climate are discussed.

Quality of Youth Sport Friendships: Measurement Development and Validation

1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen R. Weiss ◽  
Alan L. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Friendship Quality ◽  
Measurement Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quality Scale ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Development And Validation

The role of peers has been neglected in research on youth psychosocial development in sport. The purpose of the present study was to develop and validate a measure of youth sport friendship quality for the purpose of facilitating such research. Dimensions and higher order themes found in Weiss, Smith, and Theeboom’s (1996) qualitative study of sport friendships among children and adolescents, as well as a core set of items from previous research (Parker & Asher, 1993), were used to develop and refine items for a sport friendship quality scale. Over the course of three studies, content, factorial, and construct validity, as well as internal consistency and test-retest reliability, were demonstrated for the Sport Friendship Quality Scale (SFQS). Future research is recommended to examine the role of children’s sport friendship quality on psychosocial development in the physical domain.

Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Measure of Sport-Specific Psychological Skills: The Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28

1995 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald E. Smith ◽  
Robert W. Schutz ◽  
Frank L. Smoll ◽  
J.T. Ptacek
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Coping Skills ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Mental Preparation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Development And Validation

Confirmatory factor analysis was used as the basis for a new form of the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory (ACSI). The ACSI-28 contains seven sport-specific subscales: Coping With Adversity, Peaking Under Pressure, Goal Setting/Mental Preparation, Concentration, Freedom From Worry, Confidence and Achievement Motivation, and Coachability. The scales can be summed to yield a Personal Coping Resources score, which is assumed to reflect a multifaceted psychological skills construct. Confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated the factorial validity of the ACSI-28, as the seven subscales conform well to the underlying factor structure for both male and female athletes. Psychometric characteristics are described, and preliminary evidence for construct and predictive validity is presented.

scholarly journals Developing and Validating a Short Networking Behavior Scale (SNBS) From Wolff and Moser’s (2006) Measure

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-302
Author(s):  
Hans-Georg Wolff ◽  
Daniel Spurk
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
External Networking ◽  
Networking Behavior ◽  
Development And Validation

Networking refers to building, maintaining, and using informal contacts to attain work or career resources. Although several measures exist, we are not aware of any short measure that reaches conventional standards and captures the breadth and multiple dimensions of the construct. To enable a brief and at the same time broad assessment of networking behaviors, this study reports the development and validation of a short version (the Short Networking Behavior Scale) of Wolff and Moser’s (2006) 44-item networking behavior scale. We examine the measurement properties of the derived 18-item version in two studies using three samples. Confirmatory factor analyses show that a correlated six-factor model with two higher order factors of internal and external networking fits the data well. We provide evidence for construct and criterion-oriented validity, showing that the internal and external networking scales exhibit meaningful correlational patterns with personality, career, and social network variables but only small and mostly nonsignificant correlations with measures of job or task characteristics.

Loneliness in adolescence: Confirmatory factor analysis of the relational provisions loneliness questionnaire (RPLQ) in a Portuguese sample

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 457-465
Author(s):  
Olívia Ribeiro ◽  
António J. Santos ◽  
Miguel Freitas ◽  
António Rosado ◽  
Kenneth H. Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
External Criterion ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Loneliness Scale ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The present study assesses the factor structure, psychometric adequacy, and invariance across sex and age of the Relational Provisions Loneliness Questionnaire (RPLQ). Discriminant validity with an external criterion was also tested. In a sample of Portuguese adolescents, from 7th to 9th grade ( N = 817), Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) were conducted to test a four-factor model of loneliness (lack of integration and/or intimacy in peer group and/or family). Results evidenced empirical support for the structure of the RPLQ loneliness scale, which fitted very well the proposed model, and provided adequate fit to the Portuguese data. There was substantial support for the construct validity (factorial, convergent, and discriminant) and reliability of the RPLQ. Measurement invariance (configural, metric, and scalar) was established across sex and age. Finally, it was assured discriminant validity, provided by the contrast with the social functioning dimensions in peer group. Overall, our findings support the conceptualization of loneliness in adolescence by peer- and family-related loneliness through lack of integration and intimacy. In a single instrument, the RPLQ loneliness scale combines measures of four important aspects of adolescents’ social life. This seems to be an adequate instrument to be used in the study of adolescents’ loneliness, in its different forms and across relational contexts.

scholarly journals Binge-Watching: Development and Validation of the Binge-Watching Addiction Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Forte ◽  
Francesca Favieri ◽  
Domenico Tedeschi ◽  
Maria Casagrande
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Addictive Behavior ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Single Session ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Multiple Episodes

The approach to the vision of TV series has deeply changed in the last years, and watching multiple episodes of TV content in a single session becomes a popular viewing pattern referred as binge-watching. Early studies defined binge-watching as a potentially addictive behavior showing characteristics similar to other behavioral addictions, such as loss of control and pleasure anticipation. This study aims to validate a short self-report questionnaire focused on assessing binge-watching behavior and determining whether it shows characteristics similar to addictive behavior, the Binge-Watching Addiction Questionnaire (BWAQ). An online survey was adopted to administer the questionnaire in the general population (N = 1277). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses assessed both the validity and the structure of the scale in two independent samples. The statistical analyses confirmed a four-factor model (i.e., “Craving”, “Dependency”, “Anticipation”, “Avoidance”) of the BWAQ with good psychometric properties. The BWAQ can differentiate between people who adopt maladaptive watching activities from those who use TV-series as leisure and entertainment activities. Therefore, this questionnaire may enable researchers to improve this emerging field of research significantly.

Development and Validation of a Monitoring Instrument for Sport Psychology Practice: The Sport Psychology Outcomes and Research Tool (SPORT)

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-560
Author(s):  
Ashley A. Hansen ◽  
Joanne E. Perry ◽  
John W. Lace ◽  
Zachary C. Merz ◽  
Taylor L. Montgomery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Test Construction ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Psychology Literature ◽  
Performance Satisfaction ◽  
Development And Validation

Evidence for the mechanisms of change by which sport psychology interventions enhance performance is limited and treatment monitoring and outcomes measures would assist in establishing evidence-based practices. The present paper fills a gap in sport psychology literature by demonstrating the development and validation of a new measure (Sport Psychology Outcomes and Research Tool; SPORT). Study 1 described test construction and pilot item selection with 73 collegiate student-athletes. Twenty-three pilot items contributed unique variance while maintaining the original constructs and were selected from 80 initial items. In Study 2, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted with collegiate student-athletes (n = 220), revealing a 17-item, four-factor model measuringAthlete Wellbeing,Self-Regulation,Performance Satisfaction, andSport-Related Distress. Concurrent validity was supported through correlational analyses. Overall, results supported the SPORT as a new transtheoretical tool for monitoring effectiveness and outcomes of sport psychology interventions.

A New Money Attitudes Questionnaire

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 813-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alixe Lay ◽  
Adrian Furnham
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Money Attitudes ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract. This study reports on the development and validation of a new questionnaire to measure money attitudes and beliefs. In all, 268 participants from diverse backgrounds, who were recruited online, completed a 30-item questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses verified a five-factor model. The factors were labeled: Achievement and Success, Power and Status, Mindful and Responsible, Saving Concerns, and Financial Literacy Worries. Results showed that demography (sex, age, and education), ideology (politics and religious practices), and self-rated happiness, success, and adjustment were related to all five factors, particularly the first two. Worries about Financial Literacy is an important and neglected factor in money attitudes research, which has implications for consumer well-being and protection. Limitations and implications are noted.

Competencies for knowledge management: development and validation of a scale

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 836-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Conchado ◽  
José Miguel Carot ◽  
María Carmen Bas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Fit Indexes ◽  
Development And Validation

Purpose – The purpose of the current paper is to develop and validate a scale for measuring and managing the acquisition of competences provided by higher education studies. Design/methodology/approach – A representative sample of Spanish graduates was obtained in the framework of the REFLEX project. In this questionnaire, a battery of 19 self-assessed items was used to measure the contribution of universities to the acquisition of generic competences. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. Findings – The main competences acquired in higher education according to Spanish graduates can be grouped as follows: innovation, interpersonal, knowledge management, communication, organisational and professional development. Results indicated excellent fit indexes of this six-factor model to data. Research limitations/implications – This scale may be particularly useful to understand the process of transition of higher education systems according to Bologna principles. It also represents a significant contribution to the existing research in competency-based education. Practical implications – This paper may help higher education institutions to identify improvement areas in their study programmes. Besides, the proposed scale may offer crucial information in the determination of which Bologna principles have been successfully implemented. Social implications – Organisations may use these findings to design formal or informal training for new graduates hired by the organisation. Originality/value – Despite the recent increasing research in the field of competency-based learning and competences required in graduates’ workplaces, this is the first paper that aims to present a validated scale designed to measure graduate self-assessed competences.

Psychometric Properties of the Parent-Rated SDQ in Preschoolers

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette M. Klein ◽  
Yvonne Otto ◽  
Sandra Fuchs ◽  
Markus Zenger ◽  
Kai von Klitzing
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Three Factor

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is an internationally recognized and widely used screening instrument consisting of 25 items that address positive and negative behavioral attributes of children and adolescents. This paper investigates some of the psychometric properties of the German parent-rated SDQ examining preschool-age children. The sample consisted of 1,738 children – 840 girls and 898 boys – between 3 and 5 years of age. Parents completed the SDQ and gave basic demographical information. All subscales were sufficiently homogeneous. Principal component analysis suggested both a five-factor solution (replicating the original five-factor structure) and a three-factor solution. Confirmatory factor analyses showed a better fit for the five-factor model than for the three-factor model. A comparison between the preschool sample and the German normative sample revealed differences in some subscales. Furthermore, there were gender differences in almost all subscales, with boys showing significantly higher problem scores than girls (except for emotional symptoms) and lower scores on the prosocial behavior scale. Parental education proved to be associated with SDQ scores. This study confirmed that the parent-rated SDQ is a reliable and useful instrument for preschoolers and is recommended for screening purposes.

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