Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Ph.D. Student at Sport Management, Department of Physical Education, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Associate Professor, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Assistant Professor, Payame-Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the self-assessment questionnaire indicators of good governance in athletes.
Methods: The research method is non-experimental studies in the field of instrument validation in which the necessary information was collected cross-sectionally. The statistical population of the present study consisted of volleyball, basketball, wrestling, and taekwondo athletes in Tehran. The statistical sample also included 189 athletes who were selected by availably method and completed the self-assessment questionnaire indicators of good governance. The questionnaire consists of 31 questions and six sub-scales including organizational and reporting transparency, democratic process accountability/control mechanisms, sport integrity, solidarity and stakeholders’ representation. Data were analyzed with Confirmatory factorial analysis based on structural equations, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, and intra-class correlation coefficient tests.
Results: The result showed that the self-assessment questionnaire indicators of good governance has acceptable fit indexes (RMSEA=0.035, CFI=0.913, TLI=0.971, PNFI=0.842, and AGFI=0.915), internal consistency.
Conclusion: Thus, the Persian version of the self-assessment questionnaire indicators of good governance has acceptable reliability and validity in athletes, and coaches, researchers, psychologists, and athletes can use this questionnaire.
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