Perceived Coach Attitudes and Behaviors Scale: Development and Validation Study

Hanifi Üzüm,Nuh Osman Yıldız,Ünal Karlı

doi:10.11114/jets.v6i3.3018

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https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v6i3.3018

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to develop a scale, which will serve to determine how attitudes and behaviors of the coaches are perceived by the athletes. The scale, named as “Perceived Coach Attitudes and Behaviors Scale” (PCABS) was developed through various processes including exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Following the literature review process in the beginning stage, focus group interviews were conducted. As a result of literature review process and focus group interviews an item pool of 61 items was formed, and after gathering the opinions and critics of experts in the area of language and sports science, the final form of the scale was constructed. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) on 200 athletes revealed a construct comprised of 25 items and 3 sub-dimensions. Subsequently, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) conducted on 266 athletes confirmed the structural validity of the scale composed of 24 items and 3 sub-dimensions. The first sub-dimension named "Characteristic Features ", with an internal consistency value of 0.88, consisted of items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 20, and 23. The second sub-dimension named "Knowledge and Skills Accumulation" consisted of items 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, and 24 had an internal consistency value of 0.86. The final sub-dimension named "Being Fair" consisted of 5th and 12th items with an internal consistency value of 0.56. Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 20 and 23 were reverse coded items of the scale.As a conclusion, the analysis revealed that “Perceived Coach Attitudes and Behaviors Scale”, with its three sub-dimensions and 24 items, is a structurally valid and reliable scale, can be used to identify the athletes' perceptions about their coaches.

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Behaviors and attitudes performed by individuals are important determinant factors on people's perceptions they deal or communicate with in daily life
The analysis revealed that “Perceived Coach Attitudes and Behaviors Scale”, with its three sub-dimensions and 24 items, is a structurally valid and reliable scale, can be used to identify the athletes' perceptions about their coaches
Sufficiency in a field of occupation is about having the knowledge and skills and having accurate attitudes and behaviors concerning that field of profession (Dolaşır Tuncel and Büyüköztürk, 2009, p.159, 160)

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Behaviors and attitudes performed by individuals are important determinant factors on people's perceptions they deal or communicate with in daily life. It is observed that the number of studies regarding attitudes and behavior concepts -which are scientifically being subjects of researches in many fields from education to politics, commerce to industry-, is increasing day by day among the occupational groups such as management, marketing and sports It is expected for the individuals belonging to a professional group to display equitable, just and human behaviors while practicing their profession. Sufficiency in a field of occupation is about having the knowledge and skills and having accurate attitudes and behaviors concerning that field of profession (Dolaşır Tuncel and Büyüköztürk, 2009, p.159, 160) This situation applies to coaches too who are one of the essentials of athletic environment that is being seen as a common language around the whole world. Attitudes and behaviors shown by the coaches have an importance

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