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Perry, John L.; Nicholls, Adam R.; Clough, Peter J.; Crust, Lee – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2015
Despite the limitations of overgeneralizing cutoff values for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA; e.g., Marsh, Hau, & Wen, 2004), they are still often employed as golden rules for assessing factorial validity in sport and exercise psychology. The purpose of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of using the CFA approach with these…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Goodness of Fit, Sport Psychology
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Hall, C. R.; Munroe-Chandler, K. J.; Fishburne, G. J.; Hall, N. D. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2009
Athletes of all ages report using imagery extensively to enhance their sport performance. The Sport Imagery Questionnaire (Hall, Mack, Paivio, & Hausenblas, 1998) was developed to assess cognitive and motivational imagery used by adult athletes. No such instrument currently exists to measure the use of imagery by young athletes. The aim of the…
Descriptors: Athletes, Questionnaires, Imagery, Use Studies
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Williams, Harriet G.; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; Dowda, Marsha; Jeter, Chevy; Jones, Shaverra; Pate, Russell R. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2009
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable tool for use in assessing motor skills in preschool children in field-based settings. The development of the Children's Activity and Movement in Preschool Study Motor Skills Protocol included evidence of its reliability and validity for use in field-based environments as part of large…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Age Differences, Correlation, Motor Development
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Gotwals, John K.; Dunn, John G. H. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2009
This article presents a chronology of three empirical studies that outline the measurement process by which two new subscales ("Doubts about Actions" and "Organization") were developed and integrated into a revised version of Dunn, Causgrove Dunn, and Syrotuik's (2002) "Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale"…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Measures (Individuals), Multidimensional Scaling, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques
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Choosakul, Chairat; Vongjaturapat, Naruepon; Li, Fuzhong; Harmer, Peter – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2009
Grounded in the conceptual framework of the Sport Commitment Model and previous empirical studies conducted in Western countries, this study was designed to (a) test and validate a Thai version of the Athlete Opinion Survey to assess components of the Sport Commitment Model in Thai youth athletes and (b) examine structural relationships among…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Opinions, Athletes, Youth