RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE SCALE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT-38

Volume: 6 Number: 3 December 1, 2012
  • Emine Köşker Demir
  • Zafer Çimen
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RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE SCALE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT-38

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to test the reliability and validity of the “The Scale of Service Quality inRecreational Sport" SSQRS -38 for Turkish recreational sports participants. 173 male 56.9% and131 female 43.1% exercise participants voluntarily participated in this study. The Scale of ServiceQuality in Recreational Sport -38 is a 49-item self-report measure of recreational sport service qualityand consists of the following eleven subscales: a range of programs, b operating time, c information, d client-employee interaction, e inter-client interaction, f physical change, g valance, h sociability, i ambiance, j design ve k equipment. Participants were asked to rate each item on a7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 strongly disegree to 7 strongly agree . Principle ComponentFactor Analysis with Varimax Rotation for testing factor structure of Turkish version of SSQRS-38supported 10 factor structures for 304 exercise participants and 38 items explains 73 % of variance.The internal consistency Cronbach Alpha value for 304 exercise participants were ranged from .72 operating time to .91 design . It can be concluded that the SSQRS-38 is a reliable and validinstrument to assess quality in recreational sport services for Turkish participants

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Emine Köşker Demir This is me

Zafer Çimen This is me

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Year 2012 Volume: 6 Number: 3

APA
Demir, E. K., & Çimen, Z. (2012). RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE SCALE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT-38. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 6(3), 271-278. https://izlik.org/JA59HB35XJ
AMA
1.Demir EK, Çimen Z. RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE SCALE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT-38. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2012;6(3):271-278. https://izlik.org/JA59HB35XJ
Chicago
Demir, Emine Köşker, and Zafer Çimen. 2012. “RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE SCALE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT-38”. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 6 (3): 271-78. https://izlik.org/JA59HB35XJ.
EndNote
Demir EK, Çimen Z (December 1, 2012) RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE SCALE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT-38. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 6 3 271–278.
IEEE
[1]E. K. Demir and Z. Çimen, “RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE SCALE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT-38”, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 271–278, Dec. 2012, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA59HB35XJ
ISNAD
Demir, Emine Köşker - Çimen, Zafer. “RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE SCALE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT-38”. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 6/3 (December 1, 2012): 271-278. https://izlik.org/JA59HB35XJ.
JAMA
1.Demir EK, Çimen Z. RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE SCALE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT-38. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2012;6:271–278.
MLA
Demir, Emine Köşker, and Zafer Çimen. “RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE SCALE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT-38”. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 3, Dec. 2012, pp. 271-8, https://izlik.org/JA59HB35XJ.
Vancouver
1.Emine Köşker Demir, Zafer Çimen. RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE SCALE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT-38. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi [Internet]. 2012 Dec. 1;6(3):271-8. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA59HB35XJ