ERIC Number: EJ741735
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Dec
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0270-1367
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Team-Referent Attributions among Sport Performers
Greenlees, Iain; Lane, Andrew; Thelwell, Richard; Holder, Tim; Hobson, Gina
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v76 n4 p477-487 Dec 2005
The aim of this study was to develop and validate a team-referent attribution scale. Conducted over three studies, Study 1 modified items from McAuley, Duncan, and Russell's (1992) Causal Dimension Scale II by rewording items to reflect team attributions and adding one item per factor. This led to the development of a 16-item scale (Causal Dimension Scale-T, CDS-T). Study 2 tested competing models of attribution theory among a sample of 433 team sport players. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated strongest support for a four-factor model (robust comparative fit index = 0.961; root mean squared error of approximation = 0.054). Study 3 tested the predictive validity of the scale among a sample of 201 team players. Results indicated that winners reported more internal and stable attributions than losers. Further, performances perceived as successful were associated with stable attributions. The results of the study, therefore, suggest that the CDS-T provides a valid measure of team-referent attributions in sport. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Team Sports, Athletes, Factor Analysis, Predictive Validity, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Construct Validity, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Causal Models, Test Construction, Test Items, Test Validity, Multivariate Analysis, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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