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Title: Preliminary validation of a Spanish version of the sport motivation scale
Authors: Nunez, Juan L. 
Martín-Albo Lucas, José
Navarro Izquierdo, José Gregorio
González Ruiz, Víctor Manuel
UNESCO Clasification: 61 Psicología
Keywords: Sport psychology
Motivation
Self-determination theory
Psychometrics
Issue Date: 2006
Publisher: 0031-5125
Journal: Perceptual and Motor Skills 
Abstract: The Sport Motivation Scale was developed in French and later translated into English and validated by Pelletier, et al. in 1995. It is based on the principles of self-determination theory. In this study the scale was translated into Spanish to assess and validate it for a sample of 275 athletes (78 women and 197 men) whose mean age was 21.3 yr. (SD = 3.8) and who represented eight sports (track and field, tennis, swimming, waterpolo, soccer, basketball, handball, and volleyball). The Spanish version showed satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach α of .70 to .80) and temporal stability (test-retest r = .69 to .74) over a 4-wk. period. A confirmatory factor analysis partially supported the seven-factor structure. Correlations among the subscales indicated a simplex pattern supporting the construct validity of the scale. Sex differences were found. Taken together, these findings support use of the Spanish version for assessment of motivation in sport.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/42832
ISSN: 0031-5125
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.102.3.919-930
Source: Perceptual And Motor Skills[ISSN 0031-5125],v. 102 (3), p. 919-930
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