Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Coaching Life Skills Questionnaire in Sport

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1 Assistant professor of physical education Department. Islamic Azad University.Tehran.Iran

2 Master of Physical Education, North Tehran Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Life skills can be considered as a set of abilities that provide the ground for adaptation and positive and useful behavior. Therefore, due to the importance of addressing an important issue such as life skills in sports, the present study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the coaching life skills questionnaire in order to standardize this tool in the country. The present study is one of the applied researches and tool development which was field-based in terms of data collection and non-experimental in terms of controlling variables. For this purpose, 370 sports coaches in Tehran were randomly selected (available) and completed a questionnaire. After the translation-re-translation technique and confirmation of the face validity of the questionnaire by three experts, the initial review of the questionnaire was performed to eliminate minor problems. Confirmatory factor analysis based on structural equation model, internal consistency of the questionnaire, Bernbach's alpha coefficient and correlation coefficient using test-retest were used to determine the validity of the factor structure of the questionnaire. The results showed that the coaching life skills questionnaire in sports was approved. The questionnaire also had the indicators of absolute fitness, internal consistency and acceptable stability, which indicated good validity and reliability. The results showed that the selected references for measuring the components of coaching life skills in sports have the necessary validity and can well assess the life skills of coaching in sports..

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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 12, Issue 45
September 2023
Pages 87-106

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  • Receive Date: 09 July 2022
  • Revise Date: 21 July 2023
  • Accept Date: 13 November 2023

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