Validación del cuestionario de Entrenamiento a Favor de la Autonomía -ASCQ- en jóvenes deportistas españoles
- Conde García, Cristina
- Sáenz-López Buñuel, Pedro
- González-Cutre Coll, David
- Martínez Galindo, María Celestina
- Moreno Murcia, Juan Antonio
- Carmona Márquez, José
ISSN: 0210-9395, 1579-3699
Year of publication: 2010
Volume: 31
Issue: 2
Pages: 145-157
Type: Article
More publications in: Estudios de Psicología = Studies in Psychology
Abstract
The main objective of this research was to validate the Autonomy-Supportive Coaching Questionnaire (ASCQ) for the Spanish context. To do so, three studies were conducted with samples of athletes, from 12 to 17 years of age. In the first study, the ASCQ exploratory factor analysis revealed the presence of two factors: Praise for autonomous behaviour and interest in athlete's input. Also, the instrument showed an adequate internal consistency and temporal stability. The second study confirmed the factor structure obtained in the first, giving adequate fit indices. Finally, in the third study, invariance across gender and the criterion validity by correlation analysis were noted. A positive correlation was found between the praise for autonomous behaviour and the athlete's intention of being physically active.