Measuring Athletic Mental Energy (AME): Instrument Development and Validation
| Autor: | Garry Kuan, Diane L. Gill, Frank J. H. Lu, Ya-Wen Hsu, Yi-Hsiang Chiu, Cynthia M. C. Yang, Po-Fu Lee |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Predictive validity
concentration peak performance lcsh:BF1-990 psychological interventions Nomological network psychology of sports excellence 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Content validity elite athletes Psychology Measurement invariance General Psychology Original Research optimal state of mind Item analysis Discriminant validity 030229 sport sciences Exploratory factor analysis Confirmatory factor analysis lcsh:Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 9 (2018) Frontiers in Psychology |
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02363/full |
| Popis: | © 2018 Lu, Gill, Yang, Lee, Chiu, Hsu and Kuan. Although considerable research indicates that mental energy is an important factor in many domains, including athletic performance (Cook and Davis, 2006), athletic mental energy (AME) has never been conceptualized and measured. Therefore, the aim of this study was to conceptualize and develop a reliable and valid instrument to assess AME. In Study 1, a focus group interview established the initial framework of AME. Study 2 used a survey to collect athletes' experiences of AME and develop a scale draft titled "Athletic Mental Energy Scale (AMES)." In Study 3, we examined the psychometric properties and the underlying structure of AMES via item analysis, internal consistency, and exploratory factor analysis (EFA). In Study 4, we used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine AMES's factorial validity; and examined concurrent and discriminant validity by examining correlations with athletes' life stress, positive state of mind, and burnout. In study 5, we examined the measurement invariance of the 6-factor, 18-item AMES with Taiwanese and Malaysian samples. Study 6 examined the predictive validity by comparing AMES scores of successful and unsuccessful martial artists. Across these phases, results showed a 6-factor, 18-item AMES had adequate content validity, factorial structure, nomological validity, discriminant validity, predictive validity, measurement invariance, and reliability. We suggest future studies may use AMES to examine its relationships with athletes' cognition, affect, and performance. The application of AMES in sport psychology was also discussed. This study was supported by the research grants from Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan, MOST 105-2410-H-034-029-MY2 and the Research University's Individual Grant (1001/PPSP/812149) from Universiti Sains Malaysia. |
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