Revised version of sport courage scale for children

KONTER E., Ng J., Bayansalduz M.

Energy Education Science and Technology Part B: Social and Educational Studies, cilt.5, sa.1, ss.331-340, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: Energy Education Science and Technology Part B: Social and Educational Studies
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.331-340
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 10-12 years old children, Altruistic behavior, Assertiveness, Courage, Determination, Physical education, Risk taking, Self-confidence, Sport, Sport courage scale for children, Venturesome
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Sport in general and sport psychology in particular, have much to say about stress, anxiety and fear and they have little to say about courage in sport. Research questions, conceptual models and psychometrically sound scales related to courage in sport have just recently been started. It seems that there is no sound scale specifically measuring sport courage for children. However, Sport Courage Scale-31 (SCS-31) has recently been developed for the age groups 13 to 22 year old athletes in various individual and team sports [1]. The purpose of the study was to revise the aforementioned scale. Nineteen more items were added to the SCS-31 in attempt to improve the psychometric property of scale scores, especially for the Sacrifice Behavior subscale. Data were collected from 522 children aged 10 to 12 participating various sports and physical education classes at school. Data was analysed using confirmatory factor analysis. Analyses confirmed a 5 factor structure that supported factorial validity and reliability of scale scores (Fit indices: scaled-chi square = 511.55, df = 340, CFI =0.94, TLI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.03, SRMR = 0.04) These factors were labelled: "Determination" (8 items and a=0.76), "Mastery/Self-Confidence" (6 items and a=0.75), "Assertiveness" (6 items and a=0.71), "Venturesome" (4 items and a=0.75), and "Sacrifice Behaviour" (4 items and a=0.68). However, more research is needed to improve the "Revised Version of the SCS for Children" further. © Sila Science.