Abstract

GONCALVES, Carlos E. et al. Translation and Validation of the Sports Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) Applied to Young Portuguese Athletes Aged 13 to 16 Years. Rev. Port. Cien. Desp. [online]. 2006, vol.6, n.1, pp.38-49. ISSN 1645-0523.

This study examines the assessment of the educational role of youth organized sports. After obtaining the Portuguese version of the Sports Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), the inventory was applied on two samples of 13- to 16-years-old athletes. Based on 511 subjects (247 boys, 264 girls) exploratory factor analysis identified four dimensions. In addition, confirmatory factory analysis showed the consistency between the 4-factor model and the data collected from 482 subjects (248 males, 234 females). In summary, the Portuguese version of SAQ suggested to be a reasonable instrument for future research.

Keywords : attitudes; validity; confirmatory factor analysis.

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