Design and validation of a questionnaire about the perceptions of dual career student-athletes (ESTPORT)

Pato, Antonio Sánchez; Calderón, Antonio; Estero, José Luís Arias; García-Roca, Juan Alfonso; Bada, Juan; Meroño, Lourdes; Isidori, Emanuele; Brunton, Julie; Decelis, Andrew; Κουστέλιος, Αθανάσιος; Mallia, Oliver; Fazio, Alessandra; Radcliffe, Jon N.; Sedgwick, Matthew J.

doi:10.12800/ccd.v11i32.713

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“…In addition, it included some questions about the dual career (six items). The results revealed high internal consistency of the questionnaire, since Cronbach's alpha coefficients were higher than 0.70 in the three dimensions: academic career (alpha = 0.81), sport career (alpha = 0.73), and sport tutor (alpha = 0.93), which are above the lower limit accepted as reliable (Corbetta, 2007;Sánchez-Pato et al, 2016).…”

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Effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Elite Spanish Student-Athletes’ Perception of the Dual Career

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The aim of the present research was to assess elite student-athletes’ perception of the dual career during the lockdown caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, compared with a group of elite student-athletes who could develop their dual career under normal conditions. A total of 150 elite athletes who were also undergraduate or postgraduate students self-completed the “Perceptions of dual career student-athletes (ESTPORT)” questionnaire. From them, 78 did it during the mandatory lockdown period due to the state of emergency caused by COVID-19 (COVID-19 group) and 72 completed it in the previous year to Rio 2016 Olympic Games (control group). The COVID-19 group was found to spend a significantly higher number of hours per week studying, while no significant differences were observed between groups in any training time variable. Student-athletes of the COVID-19 group showed better perception of whether their sport career could help them cope with their academic career and better general perception of remote learning and the use of tasks and videoconferencing as learning support tools. A lower percentage of athletes of the COVID-19 group than of the control group wished to continue with their sport career once they finished their studies. To conclude, student-athletes of the COVID-19 group show adaptations with regard to the organization of their studies and the importance they give to them and to the services provided by dual-career programs, compared with student-athletes from an ordinary pre-Olympic year. In general, student-athletes’ perception of the dual career is very positive.

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“…Significance level was set at a = 0.01. The standard deviation (SD) was determined based on a previous study ( Sánchez-Pato et al, 2016 ). With an estimated error ( d ) of 0.33, a valid sample size for a 99% confidence interval (CI) was found to be 72 for each group.…”

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“…The quantitative methodology used was the DC questionnaire called ESTPORT validated by (Sánchez-Pato et al, 2016). This questionnaire is the result of a project approved by the European Commission in 2014 entitled the “Development of an Innovative European Sport Tutorship Model for the Dual Career of Athletes” ESTPORT the aim of which was “to develop, transfer and implement an innovative EU Sport Tutorship program in different European Universities” in order to comply with the EU’s DC guidelines for athletes.…”

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“…Interviews were carried out with each athlete twice: at the beginning and at the end of the season/academic year, which were recorded and subsequently tabulated and analyzed. Concerning quantitative methodology, the ESTPORT dual career questionnaire validated by Sánchez-Pato et al (2016) was used. The results show that for all the paddlers canoeing is very important.…”

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Dual Career of the U-23 Spanish Canoeing Team

2019

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Canoeing is one of the sport disciplines that brings great success to Spain in international competitions and Olympic Games (of the 17 medals won in Rio in 2016, four were in this sport, including three gold). However, the journey to become an elite athlete coincides in time with the challenge of pursuing an academic education, which often involves making difficult choices in the training-university dichotomy. The aim of this research was to ascertain how the Spanish under-23 calm water canoeing team perceives their athletic and academic careers. The present study was carried out with the Spanish under-23 flat water canoeing team, the step prior to competition at the highest level. The study sample comprised the whole population, namely the entire national team, made up of 21 athletes (11 women and 10 men) with a mean age of 20.57 ± 2.64 years and 10.00 ± 3.49 years of experience. These athletes are usually based at La Cartuja High Performance Center (Seville) and combine their sports activity with studying toward a university degree. A double qualitative and quantitative methodology was used. For the first of these, an interview script was elaborated based on the theoretical model by Wylleman et al. (2013) . Applicable consents were requested from the Spanish Royal Canoeing Federation, coaches and paddlers. Interviews were carried out with each athlete twice: at the beginning and at the end of the season/academic year, which were recorded and subsequently tabulated and analyzed. Concerning quantitative methodology, the ESTPORT dual career questionnaire validated by Sánchez-Pato et al. (2016) was used. The results show that for all the paddlers canoeing is very important. It is typically complicated for them to attend classes, and subject planning is usually based on their training schedules. In the second/last part of the course, it is stressful for these athletes to combine both activities and some drop out of school. During the course, though, they appreciate having another activity that allows them to escape from the training routine. In addition, they miss not having an academic tutor to guide and advise them. These student-athletes are aware that their sport causes them to miss out on many moments with family and friends due to training or competing. However, at present this is offset, largely because of their high level of performance, which makes it easier for them to obtain scholarships that provide economic support.

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“…Se ha intentado que el cuestionario no fuese demasiado largo, incluyendo sólo cuestiones necesarias para la investigación. Además, todas las variables se han redactado con un lenguaje sencillo, accesible y comprensible para la población objeto de estudio (Sánchez-Pato et al, 2016).…”

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El cuestionario como herramienta de análisis en la gestión y comunicación de la responsabilidad social de los atletas de élite españoles

Abuín-Penas

2019

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El objeto del presente estudio es mostrar el cuestionario como la herramienta más adecuada para el análisis de la gestión y comunicación de la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa de los atletas de élite españoles. Además, se presenta una propuesta de cuestionario para dicho objetivo tras el análisis de estudios previos que utilizaron esta herramienta en la investigación de la RSC en el mundo del deporte. La validación del cuestionario se consiguió tras la valoración por parte del juicio de expertos académicos y profesionales del sector. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que el cuestionario es útil y válido para conocer las estrategias y la comunicación de la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa de los atletas de élite españoles.

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Design and validation of a questionnaire about the perceptions of dual career student-athletes (ESTPORT)

Cited by 17 publications

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Effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Elite Spanish Student-Athletes’ Perception of the Dual Career

Effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Elite Spanish Student-Athletes’ Perception of the Dual Career

Dual Career of the U-23 Spanish Canoeing Team

El cuestionario como herramienta de análisis en la gestión y comunicación de la responsabilidad social de los atletas de élite españoles

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