Isabel Balaguer
Universitat de València, Social Psychology, Faculty Member
78 /. Castillo, I. Tomás, M. García-Menta, I. Balaguer beneficiosos sobre la obesidad, la hipertensión, la osteoporosis, los problemas cardiovasculares, etc. (USDHHS, 1996). También desde la perspectiva psicológica se han señalado los... more
78 /. Castillo, I. Tomás, M. García-Menta, I. Balaguer beneficiosos sobre la obesidad, la hipertensión, la osteoporosis, los problemas cardiovasculares, etc. (USDHHS, 1996). También desde la perspectiva psicológica se han señalado los beneficios psicológicos que posee ...
This study examined the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Approach to Coping in Sport Questionnaire and potential cultural differences in coping strategies between Spanish, Korean and US athletes. A total of 190 Spanish... more
This study examined the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Approach to Coping in Sport Questionnaire and potential cultural differences in coping strategies between Spanish, Korean and US athletes. A total of 190 Spanish athletes (Male, N =152; Female, N = 38; M age = 21.2 + 4.4 years) from various sports participated in the study. After specifying the frequency of the experience of psychological difficulties during competition, the athletes indicated how often they used each of the coping strategies targeted in the ACSQ-Spanish and they also completed the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28. The results of CFA provided support for the factorial validity of the ACSQ-Spanish and preliminary evidence regarding concurrent and convergent validity was garnered. Differences in the use of different coping strategies between the Spanish, Korean, and US athlete groups emerged.
Title: Predictors of physical activities practice in chil- dren and adolescents Abstract: The aim of the present work is to analyze the influence of some personal, social and ambiental factors in the exercise and sport practice, in a... more
Title: Predictors of physical activities practice in chil- dren and adolescents Abstract: The aim of the present work is to analyze the influence of some personal, social and ambiental factors in the exercise and sport practice, in a sample of 283 students (146 boys and 137 girls) between 11 and 17 years old, using the Health Behavior School- Children Questionnaire
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"Drawing from contemporary social cognitive theories of achievement motiva tion, the relationship of personal theories of achievement (ego and task theory) with perceived ability and reported satisfaction with school and sport was... more
"Drawing from contemporary social cognitive theories of achievement motiva tion, the relationship of personal theories of achievement (ego and task theory) with perceived ability and reported satisfaction with school and sport was examined. The cross-domain generality of these relationships in these con texts, in the case of a representative sample of adolescents between 11and 15 years of age (N = 967, M age = 13.5, SD = 1.80; 492 girls and 475 boys) from the Valencian Community (Spain) also was examined. According to previous research in the United States (Duda & Nicholls, 1992), the findings of this study indicate a cross-domain consistency with regarrl to how adolescents tend to define success and their views of how achievement activities operate across sport and the classroom. However, little cross-domain generality was found for perceptions of ability and reported satisfaction. In the sport and classroom domains, a task theory was related to greater satisfaction, while a...
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Background. The purpose of this research was to translate into Spanish and examine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Controlling Coach Behaviors Scale (CCBS) in male soccer players. CCBS is a questionnaire designed... more
Background. The purpose of this research was to translate into Spanish and examine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Controlling Coach Behaviors Scale (CCBS) in male soccer players. CCBS is a questionnaire designed to assess athletes’ perceptions of sports coaches’ controlling interpersonal style from the perspective of self-determination theory.
Method. Study 1 tested the factorial structure of the translated scale using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and provided evidence of discriminant validity. Study 2 and 3 examined the invariance across time and across competitive level via multi-sample CFA. Reliability analyses were also conducted.
Results. The CFA results revealed that a four-factor model was acceptable, indicating that a controlling interpersonal style is a multidimensional construct represented by four separate and related controlling coaching strategies. Further, results supported the invariance of CCBS factor structure across time and competitive level and provided support for the internal consistency of the scale.
Conclusions. Overall, the CCBS demonstrated adequate internal consistency, as well as good factorial validity. The Spanish version of the CCBS represents a valid and reliable adaptation of the instrument, which can be confidently used to measure soccer players’ perceptions of their coaches’ controlling interpersonal style.
Method. Study 1 tested the factorial structure of the translated scale using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and provided evidence of discriminant validity. Study 2 and 3 examined the invariance across time and across competitive level via multi-sample CFA. Reliability analyses were also conducted.
Results. The CFA results revealed that a four-factor model was acceptable, indicating that a controlling interpersonal style is a multidimensional construct represented by four separate and related controlling coaching strategies. Further, results supported the invariance of CCBS factor structure across time and competitive level and provided support for the internal consistency of the scale.
Conclusions. Overall, the CCBS demonstrated adequate internal consistency, as well as good factorial validity. The Spanish version of the CCBS represents a valid and reliable adaptation of the instrument, which can be confidently used to measure soccer players’ perceptions of their coaches’ controlling interpersonal style.
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Within the theoretical framework of achievement goals (Nicholls, 1989), Duda and Nicholls (see Duda, 1989; Duda & Whitehead, 1998) developed the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) to assess individual differences in... more
Within the theoretical framework of achievement goals (Nicholls, 1989), Duda and Nicholls (see Duda, 1989; Duda & Whitehead, 1998) developed the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) to assess individual differences in achievement goal orientations. This study searches for validity evidence of the TEOSQ in the case of Spanish (2473) and Portuguese (2486) junior high school. The results showed that factor structure, factor loadings, and intercepts could be considered invariant across groups. Between group differences in latent means showed slightly higher mean scores for the Spanish group for both factors. The results also provide high support for the internal consistency of both the Spanish and Portuguese versions of this scale.
Research Interests: Psychology, Achievement Goal Theory, Testing, Sports, Humans, and 18 moreHigh School, Female, Achievement, Confirmatory factor analysis, Measurement Invariance, Male, Adolescents, Goals, Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Goal Orientation, Motivational Orientations, TEOSQ, Ego, Questionnaires, Theoretical Framework, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Individual Difference, and Factor structure
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One purpose of this work was to study the relationship of goal orientations and the perceived motivational climate created by the coach in relation to 219 competitive Spanish tennis players': a) perceived improvement in different facets... more
One purpose of this work was to study the relationship of goal orientations and the perceived motivational climate created by the coach in relation to 219 competitive Spanish tennis players': a) perceived improvement in different facets of the game, b) satisfaction with their competitive results, overall level of play, and coach, and c) ratings of their coach. The second purpose was to examine whether the dependent variables were best predicted by the perceived situationally emphasized goal structure created by the coach and/or the athletes' dispositional goal perspective. Intermediate (N=70), advanced (N=124), and professional (N=25) level players completed Spanish versions of the TEOSQ and the PMCSQ-2 and items assessing perceived improvement specific to tennis, satisfaction and coach ratings. The results were consistent with the tenets of goal perspective theory and provide further support for the promotion of a task-involving atmosphere in sport.