Examining the validity of the personal-social responsibility questionnaire among athletes

Abstract

The teaching personal-social responsibility (TPSR) model is a well-established approach for developing positive social behaviors. However, today's research community has diagnosed the need to gather greater empirical evidence regarding the consistency of the evaluation tool in measuring personal-social responsibility levels. Thus, this study was geared towards testing the validity and reliability of a two factor model of the Personal and Social Responsibility Questionnaire (PSRQ) among athletes. A questionnaire was administered to 517 athletes, distributed into two representative samples of different competitive levels, sports and regions. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to examine the PSRQ's factor structure. The scale showed good psychometric properties and the factor structure was stable in the two samples, providing evidence of cross validity. Implications and research directions of these results are discussed.

Conteúdos Pedagógicos do Esporte: Uma revisão integrativa sobre instrumentos de medida

“…O Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ) foi utilizado em 33,3% (três) destes estudos -aplicado a uma amostra ampla de atletas portugueses 50 , a uma amostra de adultos brasileiros, praticantes de esportes coletivos 51 e, posteriormente, a uma amostra específica de jogadores de alto rendimento de futebol e futsal 52 . Além do GEQ, foi realizada a adaptação transcultural para o Brasil de um questionário de avaliação do relacionamento entre treinador e atleta (CART-Q) 53 , também examinou-se a validade de um questionário sobre responsabilidade pessoal e social entre atletas infantojuvenis (PSRQ) 54 e de um questionário sobre o engajamento de atletas (AEQ) infantojuvenis e adultos 55 ; ainda, validou-se a versão em espanhol do Questionário de Metas de Amizade 56 em aulas de Educação Física e um instrumento de coesão no esporte, aplicado tanto no contexto esportivo como no empresarial 57 . Observa-se, assim, as diferentes arestas de um construto bastante amplo, o qual permeia as teias de relações com colegas, com treinador, de amizade, de engajamento etc.…”

Personal and Social Responsibility Among Athletes: the Role of Self-Determination, Achievement Goals and Engagement

“…The personal and social responsibility scale (PSR) consisted of two sub-scales derived from Li et al (2008) and Martins et al (2015) . The construct of personal responsibility (four items) reflected effort and self-direction, with sample items being comprised of “I try hard” and “I set goals for myself”.…”

The Effectiveness of Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Teaching Model in Improving Responsibilities

“…Over the past 40 years, the TPSR model has been applied in physical education, community centres, after-school programs and youth-oriented summer camps. With the short-term period of this program, sports participation in programs that are oriented towards responsibility, is not only an educationally desirable process, but also one that must last long during adolescent development [12]. Previous research applying TPSR in physical education lessons has analysed its effects on responsibility behaviour through interviews, questionnaires or observations [13].…”