Development of a Japanese Version of the Academic and Athletic Identity Scale

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a Japanese version of the Academic Athletic Identity Scale (AAIS-J) , originally developed by Yukhymenko-Lescroart (2014) and to examine the relationship between academic athletic identity and grade point average (GPA). The participants were 251 student athletes who compete at the national collegiate level (male:155, female:96, age: M=20.33, SD=1.18). The Academic Athletic Identity Scale (AAIS) (Yukhymenko-Lescroart, 2014) was translated into Japanese using the back-translation method, and the reliability and validity of the AAIS-J were examined. The results indicated the reliability (internal consistency) and validity (construct validity, criterion-related validity) of the AA-IS-J and illustrated the scale's usefulness. In addition, the result of examining the relationship between academic athletic identity and GPA showed that student athletes who have a higher academic identity indicated higher GPA, and higher athletic identity was also positively associated with GPA. These results indicated both similar and different results of previous studies about the relationship between student athlete identity and GPA, thus, this study provided new knowledge about Japanese student athletes. In conclusion, this study confirmed the reliability, validity and usefulness of the AAIS-J.

Escala de Identidade Acadêmica e Atlética (AAIS-Br): Adaptação e Evidências de Validade

“…Esses achados assemelham-se aos anteriormente verificados em análise fatorial confirmatória da AAIS feita por MacNab (2015), que obteve índices alfa de 0,92 (identidade acadêmica) e 0,93 (identidade atlética), aos encontrados por Van Rens, et al (2018), com alfas de 0,91 e 0,90, e por Hagiwara et al (2020), com índices α = 0,82 e α = 0,92, respectivamente. Os índices de ajustamento do modelo da AAIS-Br também corroboram os apresentados pelos últimos autores: (x² (39) = 38,65; p = 0,49; CFI = 1,0; GFI = 0,91; SRMR = 0,07).…”

“…Estudos posteriores com a escala e com o mesmo público-alvo de universitários praticantes de esportes foram desenvolvidos por MacNab (2015), no contexto estadunidense, por Van Rens et al (2018), no contexto australiano, e por Hagiwara et al (2020), no contexto japonês. A estrutura de dois fatores da escala foi apoiada pelas análises fatoriais confirmatórias.…”

Relationships among Student-Athletes’ Identity, Mental Health, and Social Support in Japanese Student-Athletes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Athletic identity has been defined as “the degree to which an individual identifies with the athletic role” [ 1 ]. Athletic identity is often used to examine the social identity of student-athletes and encompasses the psychological, emotional, and behavioral components of an athlete’s self-identity [ 2 ]. The relationship between athletic identity and mental health has been examined.…”

The Adapted French version of the Academic and Athletic Identity Scale (AAIS-FR): Evidence of validity and reliability and relationships with sport well-being

“…This is the case of Yukhymenko-Lescroart (2014), who developed and validated the Athletic and Academic Identity Scale (AAIS). If some studies have proposed a validation of this scale in other languages such as Japanese (Hagiwara et al, 2020) or Brazilian (Fiochi-Marques et al, 2022), this measure is not available in French, which limits the possibility of using it with French-speaking student-athletes. The purpose of the present study was to translate the AAIS into French and examine its construct and concurrent validity with a French student-athlete sample.…”