title: Evaluations of the psychometric properties of the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes among a sample of young French table tennis players.
abstract: This study used confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) among a sample of young French table tennis players to test: (a) original 19-factor structure, (b) 14-factor structure recently suggested in literature, and (c) hierarchical factor structure of the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport). 148 table tennis players completed the RESTQ-Sport and other self-report questionnaires between one to five occasions with a delay of 1 mo. between each completion. Results of CFAs showed: (a) evidence for relative superiority of the original model in comparison to an alternative model recently proposed in literature, (b) a good fit of the data for the 67-item 17-factor model of the RESTQ-Sport, and (c) an acceptable fit of the data for the hierarchical model of the RESTQ-Sport. Correlations between RESTQ-Sport subscales and burnout and motivation subscales also provided evidence for criterion-related validity of the RESTQ-Sport. This study provided support for reliability and validity of the RESTQ-Sport.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martinent
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Decret
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Isoard-Gautheur
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Filaire
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrand
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology*; D003289:Convalescence; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D015865:Racquet Sports / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D057566:Self Report; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult