Validity of internal structure of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory in a Brazilian sample

Validity of internal structure of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory in a Brazilian sample

Authors

  • Daniel Bartholomeu Centro Universitário Salesiano - Unisal, Americana, SP
  • José Maria Montiel Centro Universitário FIEO – UNIFIEO/SP - Programa de Pós-Graduação Strictu Sensu em Psicologia Educacional, Osaco, SP
  • Afonso Antonio Machado Departamento de Educação Física, IB/UNESP Rio Claro, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5016/7608

Keywords:

Factor analysis. Psychological assessment. Psychometrics. Psychodiagnosis.

Abstract

This study investigated internal structure validity of the CSAI-2. The sample comprised 172 in Brazilian athletes, both sexes and ages ranging from 14 to 58 years. The athletes attended to the following sports: basketball, soccer, handball, volleyball and jiu-jitsu. The CSAI-2 was collectively applied before training. Initially a confirmatory factor analysis was done, but the data did not fit the model. Then, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted and, although the parallel analysis pointed out the adequacy of a two factor model, the three factor model was the one that best explained the test’s theory, with some items excluded from the analysis. The factor’s precision was taken by means of Cronbach’s alpha and item-total correlation index and showed good results.

Author Biographies

Daniel Bartholomeu, Centro Universitário Salesiano - Unisal, Americana, SP

Psychologist, Master and Doctor in Psychological Assessment in Mental Health context by São Francisco University. Currently teaches at Strictu Sensu Post Graduate Program in Educational Psychology of the FIEO-University Center - UNIFIEO/SP.

José Maria Montiel, Centro Universitário FIEO – UNIFIEO/SP - Programa de Pós-Graduação Strictu Sensu em Psicologia Educacional, Osaco, SP

Psychologist, Specialist in Diagnostic and Triage, Master and Doctor in Psychological Assessment in Mental Health context by São Francisco University. Currently teaches at Strictu Sensu Post Graduate Program in Educational Psychology of the FIEO-University Center - UNIFIEO/SP.

Afonso Antonio Machado, Departamento de Educação Física, IB/UNESP Rio Claro, SP

Graduated in Physical Education Graduate in Philosophy and Pedagogy, Master and Doctor of Education, Post-Doctoral Faculty of Lisbon and the University of Minho. Adjunct teacher and Coordinator at UNESP / Rio Claro.

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Published

2014-06-26

Issue

V. 20, N. 2 (2014)

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