Psychometric Properties of the Sport Imagery Ability Questionnaire (SIAQ) in Turkish Culture

Abstract

This study aims to adapt the Sport Imagery Ability Questionnaire (SIAQ) to Turkish culture. The data was collected via an online questionnaire from 315 university students. To test SIAQ construct validity, confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. The five-factor construct of the SIAQ ensures model data fit based on the fit indices (χ2 /(df)= 171.171/ (80) =2.14, p<.001; RMSEA (90% CI) = 0.062[0.049, 0.075], CFit p =0.058; TLI = 0.934; CFI = 0.950; SRMR = 0.038). As a result, the five-factor model confirms the construct at a high level of agreement. Second-order CFI results show that the sport imagery ability consists of five sub-constructs is well supported (χ2 /(df)= 180.156/ (85) =2.25, p<.001; RMSEA (90% CI) = 0.062 [0.049, 0.074], 0.062, CFit p =0.062; TLI = 0.935; CFI = 0.947; SRMR = 0.039). SIAQ determined measurement invariance in gender groups, and metric invariance was provided. Due to factor loadings being over 0.5 and AVEs being around 0.5, and CRs being over 0.7, convergent validity is provided. In addition, the Cronbach alpha values of the scale and all subdimensions were over 0.7. According to the results, SIAQ is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring sport imagery ability in Turkish culture.

Keywords

• Sport imagery ability questionnaire
• Validity
• Reliability
• Confirmatory factor analysis

Sporda İmgeleme Becerisi Ölçeği'nin (SİBÖ) Türk Kültüründe Psikometrik Özellikleri

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Spor İmgeleme Becerisi Ölçeği'nin (SİBÖ) Türk kültürüne uyarlanmasıdır. Veriler, 315 üniversite öğrencisinden çevrimiçi anket yoluyla toplanmıştır. SİBÖ yapı gecerligi doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile test edilmiştir. SİBÖ’ nün beş faktörlü yapısı, uyum indekslerine (χ2 /(df)= 171.171/ (80) =2.14, p<.001; RMSEA (%90 CI) = 0.062[0.049, 0.075, CFit p =0.058; TLI = 0.934; CFI = 0.950; SRMR = 0.038) dayalı olarak yapıyı yüksek bir uyum düzeyinde doğrulamaktadır. İkinci dereceden doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları, spor imgeleme becerisinin beş alt boyuttan oluştuğunu göstermektedir (χ2 /(df)= 180.156/ (85) =2.25, p<.001; RMSEA (%90 CI) = 0.062 [0.049), 0.074], 0.062, CFit p = 0.062; TLI = 0.935; CFI = 0.947; SRMR = 0.039). SİBÖ cinsiyet gruplarında ölçme değişmezliği test edilmiş ve metrik değişmezlik sağlanmıştır. Faktör yüklerinin 0.5'in üzerinde: ortalama çıkarılan varyans değerlerinin 0.5 civarında ve birleşik güvenirliğin 0,7'nin üzerinde olması yakınsak geçerliğin sağlandığını göstermektedir. Ayrıca ölçeğin ve tüm alt boyutlarının Cronbach alfa değerleri 0.7'nin üzerindedir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre SİBÖ, Türk kültürlerinde spor imgeleme becerisini ölçmek için geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Spor imgeleme becerisi ölçeği
• Geçerlilik
• Güvenilirlik
• Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi

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