Abstract
This article presents the Proactive and Preventive Coping with Bad Weather in Outdoor Sports Scale, a tool for diagnosing future oriented coping with bad weather in outdoor sports. A study of the psychometric properties of the Proactive and Preventive Coping with Bad Weather in Outdoor Sports Scale was conducted, with an exploratory and a confirmatory factor analysis being carried out. The first set of data (N = 326) was analysed by exploratory factor analysis, and the second set of data (N = 183) was analysed by confirmatory factor analysis. The results of factor analyses verified the two-factor structure. The Proactive and Preventive Coping with Bad Weather in Outdoor Sports Scale showed satisfactory internal consistency. The coefficient alpha reliabilities were 0.81 for the Preventive scale, and 0.80 for the Proactive scale. The divergent and convergent validity of the Preventive and Proactive Coping in Outdoor Sports Scale was indicated by correlations with scales of coping, general self-efficacy, sensation seeking and the personality NEO-FFI. The results indicate that the Proactive and Preventive Coping with Bad Weather in Outdoor Sports Scale is a valid and reliable instrument.
Highlights
Outdoor sports are the most popular types of activities undertaken in free time throughout the world
The following paragraphs present the phases of construction of the Preventive and Proactive Coping with Bad Weather in Outdoor Sports Scale for diagnosing people’s functioning in outdoor adventure
Because some of participants practised more than one outdoor activity, the sum of percentages is higher than 100. Data obtained from this sample were focused on the convergent and divergent validity of the Preventive and Proactive Coping with Bad Weather in Outdoor Sports Scale
Summary
Outdoor sports are the most popular types of activities undertaken in free time throughout the world. Outdoor sports activities include cycling, swimming, diving, sailing, trekking and climbing, amongst others. The main goal of outdoor sports is to improve physical, psychological and social well-being. Outdoor sports are advocated as one component of a healthy lifestyle that leads to greater longevity [1,2,3,4]. Outdoor sports are perceived as being comfortable, both physically and mentally, for the participants. One of the most significant variables determining the feeling of comfort in outdoor sports is the weather conditions.
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