Abstract

BLANCO, H et al. Composition and factor invariance of the Spanish version of the Sports Climate Questionnaire (S-SCQ) in university athletes from Chihuahua, Mexico. CPD [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.2, pp.218-228.  Epub July 13, 2020. ISSN 1989-5879.

The aim of this research was to analyze the psychometric properties proposed by Balaguer et al. (2009) for the spanish version of Sport Climate Questionnaire (S-SCQ) in university athletes mens and women. The total sample has been composed by 432 university athletes, 169 women and 263 mens from Chihuahua, Mexico, with ages from 18-26 years (M = 20.40, SD = 1.89). The factor structure of questionnaire has been analized through the confirmatory factor analysis. This analysis shows that a one factorial structure is viable and adequate for the total sample and the populations of mens and woman. The one factor structure, according to statistical and substantive criteria, has shown adequate indicators of reliability and validity adjustment. On the other hand, the factorial structure, the factorial loads and the intercepts are considered invariant according to the variable gender; however, differences were found in favor of male athletes in terms of their perception of support for their autonomy on the part of their coaches.

Keywords : Validity; Reliability; Psychometry; Psychological assessment.

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