Turkish Adaptation of Leisure Motivation Scale: A Sample of Turkish Adolescents Participating in Regularly Physical Activity

Abstract

In the study, we aimed to evaluate the Turkish adaptation of the leisure motivation scale (LMS-A) for adolescents participating in recreational physical activities. We collected data from 331 people determined by the convenience sampling method, and conducted its Turkish adaptation with three different test phases after we performed Turkish language co-validation of the scale. Firstly, we determined the univariate and multivariate normality levels of the data. In the second stage we used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to assess the contextuality of the scale and in the third stage we utilized two types of construct validity, convergent and discriminant to evaluate the validity of the scale. The results revealed that the original structure of the scale fits well in the correlated factors model and best fit the data collected from the Turkish population. These results suggest that the leisure motivation scale could be a valid and reliable measurement tool for adolescents participating in recreational physical activities in Türkiye.

Keywords

• adolescent
• leisure
• motivation
• physical activity
• validity and reliability

Supporting Institution

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK)

Project Number

123K830

Thanks

We would like to thank TUBITAK for the contribution of the study.

Rekreasyonel Amaçlı Fiziksel Aktiviteye Katılan Ergenler için Motivasyon Ölçeği: Türkçe Adaptasyon Çalışması

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, rekreasyonel amaçlı fiziksel aktiviteye katılan ergenler için serbest zaman motivasyon ölçeğinin (SZMÖ-E) Türkçe adaptasyonunu test etmektir. Araştırmada veriler kolayda örneklem yöntemiyle belirlenen 331 kişiden toplanmıştır. Türkçe dil eş geçerliliği yapılan ölçeğin Türkçe adaptasyon üç farklı test aşaması ile yürütülmüştür. İlk olarak verilerin tek değişkenli normallik düzeyi ile çok değişkenli normallik düzeyleri belirlenmiştir. İkinci aşamada, ilgili ölçeğin kavramsallığını test etmek için Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (DFA) analizi test edilmiştir ve üçüncü aşamada, ölçeğin geçerliliğini test etmek adına yakınsak ve ayrıt edici olmak üzere iki tür yapı geçerliliği kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçları, ölçeğin orijinal yapısının ilişkili faktörler modelinde iyi uyum gösterdiği ve Türk popülasyonundan toplanan verilere en iyi şekilde uyduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Elde edilen bu sonuçlar, Türkiye'deki rekreasyonel amaçlı fiziksel aktiviteye katılan ergenler popülasyonu için geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçüm aracı olarak serbest zaman motivasyon ölçeğinin kullanılabilir olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Ergen
• fiziksel aktivite
• geçerlilik ve güvenirlik
• serbest zaman
• motivasyon

Supporting Institution

Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK)

Project Number

123K830

Thanks

Çalışmaya katkılarından dolayı TÜBİTAK'a teşekkür ederiz.

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