Evaluating measures of optimism and sport confidence
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Article Title | Evaluating measures of optimism and sport confidence |
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ERA Journal ID | 20569 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Fogarty, Gerard J. (Author), Perera, Harsha N. (Author), Furst, Andrea J. (Author) and Thomas, Patrick R. (Author) |
Journal Title | Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science |
Journal Citation | 20 (2), pp. 81-92 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2016 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1091-367X |
1532-7841 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2015.1111220 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1091367X.2015.1111220 |
Abstract | The psychometric properties of the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), the Sport Confidence Inventory (SCI), and the Carolina SCI (CSCI) were examined in a study involving 260 athletes. The study aimed to test the dimensional structure, convergent and divergent validity, and invariance over competition level of scores generated by these instruments. Exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) supported the measurement models for the SCI and CSCI but favoured a two-dimensional model for the LOT-R. ESEM analyses of the total pool of 33 items indicated satisfactory divergent validity among these optimism and sport confidence measures with the only overlap occurring between the LOT-R and CSCI measures of optimism. The SCI discriminated among athletes participating at different competitive levels and emerged as the most suitable instrument for measuring individual differences in sport confidence. The CSCI emerged as a better measure of optimism in a sporting context than the more general LOT-R. |
Keywords | instrument validity and reliability; optimism; sport confidence |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520107. Sport and exercise psychology |
529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified | |
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Byline Affiliations | Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development |
School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education | |
Griffith University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q33x5/evaluating-measures-of-optimism-and-sport-confidence
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