Sport Psychology Studies

Sport Psychology Studies

Psychometrics Properties of the Psychobiosocial Experiences in Sport Scale: The Persian Version

Document Type : Original research

Authors
Seyed Hojjat Zamani Sani 1
Amir Shams 2
Zahra Fathirezaie 3
Georgian Badicu 4
Yaser Abdolhasna Mahdi Almarzook 5
1 Department of Motor Behavior, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran Brain & Movement research group, Research Center of Biosciences and Biotechnology (RCBB), University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
2 Department of Behavioral Sciences in Sport Research Group, Sport Sciences Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran Brain & Movement research group, Research Center of Biosciences and Biot
4 Department of Physical Education and Special Motricity, Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania
5 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
10.22089/spsyj.2025.18268.2588
Abstract
Objective: Participation in sports and physical activities has always been accompanied by emotional, affective, social, and behavioral experiences. However, an instrument capable of assessing individuals' various sensory and perceptual experiences is not sufficiently available to athletes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Psycho-Bio-Social Experiences Scale in Sport.
Materials and Methods: For this purpose, 197 athletes aged 20 to 28 years from the disciplines of football (n=52), volleyball (n=44), handball (n=34), martial arts (n=27), wrestling (n=12), swimming (n=11), and athletics (n=17) were selected through random cluster sampling and completed the Psycho-Bio-Social Experiences in Sport Questionnaire and Coping Strategies Questionnaires.
Findings: The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the 30 items of the questionnaire were well loaded onto 10 factors and three larger subscales: psychological, biological, and social. The SRMR index of 0.08 and the NFI value of 0.91 indicated an acceptable model fit. Furthermore, internal consistency via Cronbach's alpha (ranging from 0.73 to 0.96) and composite reliability (ranging from 0.86 to 0.96) demonstrated that the items within each subscale had good inter-correlations. The Fornell–Larcker criterion results confirmed discriminant validity. Additionally, convergent construct validity showed a significant correlation between psycho-bio-social experiences and coping strategies.
Conclusion: The validity and reliability of the Persian version of the aforementioned questionnaire were confirmed, and the findings were discussed based on the theories of individual zones of optimal functioning, emotion assessment, and the multidimensionality of emotion.
Keywords
Emotion
Psychometrics
Psychosocial
Psychobiological
Athletes
Subjects
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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 15, Issue 56
Spring 2026
Pages 100-118

  • Receive Date 14 July 2025
  • Revise Date 01 September 2025
  • Accept Date 10 September 2025