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Testing Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of Basic Psychological Needs in the Digital Version of the Sport Scale

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  • Nuria Pérez-Romero

    (Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies, University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain)

  • Rafael E. Reigal

    (Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies, University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain)

  • María Auxiliadora Franquelo

    (Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies, University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain)

  • Diogo Monteiro

    (ESECS, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2401-911 Leiria, Portugal
    Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
    Life Quality Research Center (CIEQV), 2401-911 Leiria, Portugal)

  • Isabel Castillo

    (Department of Social Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Antonio Hernández-Mendo

    (Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies, University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain)

  • Verónica Morales-Sánchez

    (Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies, University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain)

Abstract

Motivation is an important field in sport because it is related to the satisfaction, psychological well-being, or adherence to sport. The Psychological Need Satisfaction in Exercise Scale (PNSE) is one of the questionnaires that assess motivation from the Self-Determination Theory. Online tools are growing because of the advantages that they offer. The PNSE has been validated in different populations but never in its digital version. The aim of the present study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the digital version of the PNSE hosted on the MenPas platform. The current study included 1050 platform users aged 18 to 58 who engage in regular physical-sports activity. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the 18-item model was conducted, and invariance was performed according to gender and type of sport. The results indicated that the measurement model displayed a good fit to the data: (CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.92, RMSEA = 0.08, SRMR = 0.06; df = 132; B-S p = 0.02–0.07): general sample (χ 2 = 934.86, χ 2 /df = 7.08), female (χ 2 = 699.94, χ 2 /df = 5.30), male (χ 2 = 442.42, χ 2 /df = 3.35) individual sports (χ 2 = 753.17, χ 2 /df = 5.71), and team sports (χ 2 = 390.44, χ 2 /df = 2.96). Appropriate values of invariance, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and composite reliability were obtained. The digital version of the PNSE shows adequate psychometric properties and it could improve the data collection process in future investigations.

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  • Nuria Pérez-Romero & Rafael E. Reigal & María Auxiliadora Franquelo & Diogo Monteiro & Isabel Castillo & Antonio Hernández-Mendo & Verónica Morales-Sánchez, 2022. "Testing Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of Basic Psychological Needs in the Digital Version of the Sport Scale," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-11, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:19:p:12126-:d:924734
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