title: Psychometric properties of the "sport satisfaction instrument (SSI)" in female athletes: predictive model of sport commitment.
abstract: The objective of this research was to assess the psychometric properties of the Sport Satisfaction Instrument (SSI) in a Spanish sample of female athletes in team sports federations, to decide whether it constitutes a valid and reliable instrument to be used in the context of female competitive sport in future research. The SSI was administered to a total of 615 athletes from 12 to 38 yr. of age. Confirmatory procedures and psychometric analysis supported the hypothesized theoretical model of two factors (Satisfaction/fun and Boredom). For female athletes, the 7-item model showed better goodness-of-fit indexes upon eliminating Item 2 from the Boredom subscale. Concurrent validity was explored through the correlations with the Perception of Success Questionnaire and Sport Commitment, obtaining positive correlations between Satisfaction/fun and Task Orientation and Sport Commitment, whereas Boredom correlated positively but less closely with Ego Orientation. The importance of Satisfaction/fun in the prediction of Sport Commitment, starting from task orientation, is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: 1 Teachers' Center of Cuevas-Olula, Almería, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Granero-Gallegos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baena-Extremera
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez-López
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Abraldes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult