A revision and validation study of the Howe sport behavior assessment scale

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dc.contributor.authorZachary, Peteren_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-06T21:06:00Z
dc.date.available2023-09-06T21:06:00Z
dc.date.copyright1987en_US
dc.date.issued1987
dc.degree.departmentFaculty of Education
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThe use of general personality inventories in sport psychology research has not yielded satisfactory results. An urgent need exists for the development of accurate sport-specific measurement instrumentation. The Howe Sport Behaviour Assessment Scale (HSBAS) was selected as a promising ·sport-specific measurement instrument requiring formal revision and validation. The purposes of this study were both to revise and to validate the HSBAS. A single sample of 426 physical education students from the University of Victoria and School District #63 completed the unrevised version of the HSBAS. In addition, 105 of the subjects were retested in order to provide test/retest data. The HSBAS was revised by the author of the scale using information gained from factor analysis and item score/total score intercorrelations. Test/retest reliabilities and internal consistency reliability coefficients were calculated using revised HSBAS data. The reliabilities exceeded criterion levels established by previous research in sport psychology. Construct validity of the HSBAS was partially examined by comparing the group scores of male and female high school and university subjects. Statistically significant differences were found confirming a priori hypotheses. The HSBAS' ability to distinguish between groups was considered a positive indication of the scale's applicability to the sport setting. Further testing of the HSBAS was recommended in light of the study.
dc.format.extent48 pages
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/15353
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleA revision and validation study of the Howe sport behavior assessment scaleen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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