title: Cross-cultural validity and measurement invariance of the Organizational Stressor Indicator for Sport Performers (OSI-SP) across three countries.
abstract: Organizational stressors are a universal phenomenon which can be particularly prevalent and problematic for sport performers. In view of their global existence, it is surprising that no studies have examined cross-cultural differences in organizational stressors. One explanation for this is that the Organizational Stressor Indicator for Sport Performers (OSI-SP; Arnold, Fletcher, & Daniels, 2013), which can comprehensively measure the organizational pressures that sport performers have encountered, has not yet been translated from English into any other languages nor scrutinized cross-culturally. The first purpose of this study, therefore, was to examine the cross-cultural validity of the OSI-SP. In addition, the study aimed to test the equivalence of the OSI-SP's factor structure across cultures. British (n = 379), Chinese (n = 335), and Malaysian (n = 444) sport performers completed the OSI-SP. Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the cross-cultural validity of the factorial model for the British and Malaysian samples; however, the overall model fit for the Chinese data did not meet all guideline values. Support was provided for the equality of factor loadings, variances, and covariances on the OSI-SP across the British and Malaysian cultures. These findings advance knowledge and understanding on the cross-cultural existence, conceptualization, and operationalization of organizational stressors.
authors.affiliation: Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.affiliation: Institut Sukan Negara (National Sports Institute of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ponnusamy
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: C-Q
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Gucciardi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology*; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011594:Psychometrics; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Confirmatory factor analysis; demand; generalizability; occupational; psychometric; stress