"LIFE SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SPORT" PRELIMINARY STUDY
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to device a new measure for sports sciences. The studies for the "life satisfaction in sports questionnaire can be compiled under the heading of psychometrics in sport a popular area in recent times. The questionnaires developed in this area are used by various researches. The study is important as regards to the determination of the contribution of psychological measures as well performance measures. In this study a 24-item likert type "life satisfaction in sport survey" was applied to 311 athletes in order to determine the level of satisfaction of life of athletes and the number of items were reduced to 16 after the analysis of the resulting data. The factor analysis, validity Cronbach alpha and correlation coefficients were computed before applying it to the sample for the second time. The data obtained were evaluated by the use of SPSS software. The resulting data revealed that the validity of the survey was very high (Cronbach alpha .78 ). The studies related to the survey are continuing upon a larger sized sample. There is no Turkish literature related to the life satisfaction in sports. This study is expected to contribute to both sport psychology and sport sciences.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Sports Medicine
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
January 15, 2006
Submission Date
March 13, 2017
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2006 Volume: 11 Number: 1