Preliminary Validation of a Spanish Version of the Sport Motivation Scale

The Sport Motivation Scale was firstly developed in French and later translated into English and validated by Pelletier et al. (1995). It is based on the principles of self-determination theory. The present study translated the English version into Portuguese to access and validate it with Brazilian athletes using a sample of 419 athletes (127 women and 292 men) from ten sports. The Brazilian version of the scale showed satisfactory levels of internal consistency and temporal stability over a four-week period. The results of a confirmatory factor analysis partially supported the seven-factor structure. Finally, gender differences were found in all subscales. Taken together, these findings support the use of the Brazilian version of the scale for the assessment of motivation in sport.

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Sport Motivation Scale-II--French Version

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t75352-000 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Luc G. Pelletier ◽

Meredith Rocchi ◽

Robert J. Vallerand ◽

Edward L. Deci ◽

Richard M Ryan

Keyword(s):

French Version ◽

Sport Motivation ◽

Motivation Scale ◽

Sport Motivation Scale

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Sport Motivation Scale--Czech Version

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t79564-000 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Martin Komarc ◽

Ivana Harbichová ◽

Lawrence M. Scheier

Keyword(s):

Sport Motivation ◽

Motivation Scale ◽

Sport Motivation Scale

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Sport Motivation Scale-II--Czech Version

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t81153-000 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Martin Jelínek ◽

Petr Květon ◽

Iva Burešová

Keyword(s):

Sport Motivation ◽

Motivation Scale ◽

Sport Motivation Scale

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Sport Motivation Scale-II

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t34480-000 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Luc G. Pelletier ◽

Meredith A. Rocchi ◽

Robert J. Vallerand ◽

Edward L. Deci ◽

Richard M. Ryan

Keyword(s):

Sport Motivation ◽

Motivation Scale ◽

Sport Motivation Scale

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Development of a Greek Version of the Sport Motivation Scale

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.2000.90.2.505 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 90 (2) ◽

pp. 505-512 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

George Doganis

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Factor Models ◽

Greek Version ◽

Sport Motivation ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Good Internal Consistency ◽

Motivation Scale ◽

Sport Motivation Scale

The aim of the present study was to examine preliminarily the validity of a Greek version of the 1995 Sport Motivation Scale of Pelletier, Fortier, Vallerand, Tuson, Briere, and Blais. For 134 athletes the seven subscales had moderate to good internal consistency (Cronbach coefficients α from .64 to .78). Confirmatory factor analysis with nested factor models supported the structural validity of the inventory. Moreover, correlations of scores on the subscales with a measure of task and ego orientation as well as with athletes' self-reported effort in training were in the expected direction.

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