Psychometric Properties of Persian Version of Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ)

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The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of athlete burnout questionnaire in the part of Iranian society. The study population included all volleyball, handball and basketball athlete of Tabriz city in 2012. From this population, 184 students (69 volleyball players, 61 basketball players, and 54 handball players) were randomly selected. Results showed that the reliability of three aspects of athlete burnout questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha method were 0.70 to 0.81. Convergent and construct validities were confirmed validity of the athlete burnout questionnaire. The results of factorial analysis as main form the athlete burnout questionnaire, were revealed the three separate but correlated factors for athlete burnout questionnaire: exhaustion, devaluation, and accomplishment. Based on these results, we can say that the athlete burnout questionnaire is reliable and valid instrument for measuring athlete burnout in Iranian culture.

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  • Receive Date: 08 March 2016
  • Accept Date: 08 March 2016

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