Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
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To Investigate Validity and Reliability of Persian Version of Sport Motivation Scale (SMS-6) in University Student Population

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Authors

Milad Esmaeili 1
Rasoul Hemayat talab 2
Kambiz Kamkari 3

1 MSc of Sport Psychology, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Eslamshahr Branch, Eslamshahr, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jmlm.2021.208412.1098
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate validity and reliability of Persian version of Sport Motivation Scale (SMS-6). This study was descriptive-correlation and the statistical population consisted of all students of University of Tehran and 241 students (132 men and 109 women, age range 18-30 years) completed the scale. Sport Motivation Scale (SMS-6) was used in this study which included 6 subscales and 24 items with 7-Likert scale. Test-retest method was applied in order to calculate the stability and Cronbach’s alpha was used to determine the internal consistency. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were used to establish construct validity and Pearson correlation test was applied to determine concurrent validity. The data analysis showed that Persian version of Sport Motivation Scale (SMS-6) had acceptable validity and reliability and can be used to evaluate sport motivation construct.

Keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis
exploratory factor analysis
reliability
sport motivation
validity
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Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
Volume 12, Issue 3
Autumn 2020
Pages 255-270

  • Receive Date 13 June 2016
  • Revise Date 10 April 2020
  • Accept Date 19 February 2017

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