Abstract
Purpose:
A new measure of sportspersonship, which differentiates between compliance and principled approaches, was developed and initially validated in 3 studies.
Method:
Study 1 developed items, assessed content validity, and proposed a model. Study 2 tested the factorial validity of the model on an independent sample. Study 3 further tested the factorial validity on another independent sample as well as the construct validity.
Results:
In Study 1, a 71-item questionnaire was developed. Exploratory factor analysis reduced the questionnaire to a 6-factor, 33-item scale explaining 47.70% of the variance. Study 2 tested this revised questionnaire in a series of confirmatory factor analyses, presenting a 24-item and 5-factor model with acceptable fit, χ2(242) = 455.9, comparative fit index = .93, Tucker-Lewis Index = .92, standardized root mean square residual = .05, root mean square error of approximation = .04. Study 3 provided some evidence to support the construct validity of the 24-item scale using theoretically associated measures.
Conclusions:
This series of studies provided some initial validity evidences of the Compliant and Principled Sportspersonship Scale.
A new measure of sportspersonship, which differentiates between compliance and principled approaches, was developed and initially validated in 3 studies.
Method:
Study 1 developed items, assessed content validity, and proposed a model. Study 2 tested the factorial validity of the model on an independent sample. Study 3 further tested the factorial validity on another independent sample as well as the construct validity.
Results:
In Study 1, a 71-item questionnaire was developed. Exploratory factor analysis reduced the questionnaire to a 6-factor, 33-item scale explaining 47.70% of the variance. Study 2 tested this revised questionnaire in a series of confirmatory factor analyses, presenting a 24-item and 5-factor model with acceptable fit, χ2(242) = 455.9, comparative fit index = .93, Tucker-Lewis Index = .92, standardized root mean square residual = .05, root mean square error of approximation = .04. Study 3 provided some evidence to support the construct validity of the 24-item scale using theoretically associated measures.
Conclusions:
This series of studies provided some initial validity evidences of the Compliant and Principled Sportspersonship Scale.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 71-80 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 1 Dec 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |