Abstract
The Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire’s (TEOSQ’s) psychometric properties have been explored in previous studies but never in its digital version, which facilitates data collection. The objective of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the online TEOSQ by MenPas 1.0. The sample was composed of 2320 users (58.4% women; 41.6% men), between 18 and 65 years old (M = 25.27, SD = 7.39). The methods used were Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and invariance analysis from the original 13-item model. The CFA was corrected for all samples (CFI = 0.92–0.94, TLI = 0.93–0.95, RMSEA = 0.07, SRMR = 0.06; df = 64; Bollen-Stine Bootstrap p = 0.02–0.07): general sample (χ2 = 720.72, χ2/df = 11.26), women (χ2 = 496.85, χ2/df = 7.76), men (χ2 = 321.67, χ2/df = 5.03), individual sports (χ2 = 525.26, χ2/df = 8.21), and team sports (χ2 = 306.01, χ2/df = 4.78). The results also indicate optimal adjustments for invariance: convergent, discriminant and composite reliability validity. The study evidence demonstrates the adequate psychometric properties of the digital version. To conclude, considering the results obtained, the model shows a good psychometric fit for the sample in its online format. The principal limitations were computer failures, as well as that the large part of the sample were users between 20 and 25 years old, so the heterogeneity should be improved. The practical implications of this study could improve the efficacy of data collection in sports motivation using the online TEOSQ.
Highlights
Duda and Whitehead [1] presented the differences and similarities in the conceptualization of achievement goals made over the years by Nicholls [2,3], Dweck [4], andAmes [5]
The main objective of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of a digital version of the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) by performing confirmatory factor analysis, estimating the internal consistency, convergent validity, discriminant validity, as well as the invariance of the measure according to gender and type of sport
Good results are presented for discriminant validity, since the average variance extracted (AVE) for each factor is higher than the square of the correlation (r = 0.10; r2 = 0.01)
Summary
They all agreed that one central concept in achievement goal framework is the concept of competence. These theorists in the field of educational psychology agree that there are at least two ways of judging competence in achievement contexts: one self-referential or mastery-centered (meta-task) and the other comparative or normative (meta-ego). Both consider that variations in achievement goals are related to cognition, affects, and behaviors. Nicholls suggests that in every achievement activity, people will be guided by their personal goal orientations and that these personal
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