The task and ego orientation in sport questionnaire: Testing for measurement invariance and latent mean differences in Spanish and Portuguese adolescents

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Castillo, I (Author) Other; Tomas, I (Author) Other; Balaguer, I (Author) Other; Fonseca, AM (Author) FADEUP; Dias, C (Author) Other; Duda, JL (Author) Other

Journal

Title: International Journal of Testing

Vol. 10 No. 4

Pages: 21-32

ISSN: 1530-5058

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-007-Z6W

DOI: 10.1080/15305050903352107

Abstract (EN): Within the theoretical framework of achievement goals (Nicholls, 1989), Duda and Nicholls (see Duda, 1989; Duda & Whitehead, 1998) developed the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) to assess individual differences in achievement goal orientations. This study searches for validity evidence of the TEOSQ in the case of Spanish (2473) and Portuguese (2486) junior high school. The results showed that factor structure, factor loadings, and intercepts could be considered invariant across groups. Between group differences in latent means showed slightly higher mean scores for the Spanish group for both factors. The results also provide high support for the internal consistency of both the Spanish and Portuguese versions of this scale. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12