title: [External and internal validity of a multidimensional Locus of control scale of eating attitudes for athletes (LOCSCAS)].
abstract: In the field of health psychology, the control has consistently been considered as a protective factor. This protective role has been also highlighted in eating attitudes' domain. However, current studies use the one-dimensional scale of Rotter or the multidimensional health locus of control scale, and no specific eating attitudes' scale in the sport context exists. Moreover, the social influence in previous scales is limited. According to recent works, the purpose of this study was to test the internal and external validity of a multidimensional locus of control scale of eating attitudes for athletes. One hundred and seventy-nine participants were solicited. A confirmatory factorial analysis was conducted in order to test the internal validity of the scale. The scale external validity was tested in relation to eating attitudes. The internal validity of the scale was verified as well as the external validity, which confirmed the importance of taking into consideration social influences. Indeed, the 2 subscales "Trainers, friends" and "Parents, family" are related respectively positively and negatively in eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: DIMPS, EA 4075, université de la Réunion, 117, rue du Général-Ailleret, 97430 Le Tampon, France. Electronic address: yvan.paquet@univ-reunion.fr.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Paquet
authors.affiliation: Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, LAMHES, 261, route de Grenoble, BP 3259, 06205 Nice cedex 03, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scoffier
authors.affiliation: Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, LAMHES, 261, route de Grenoble, BP 3259, 06205 Nice cedex 03, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: d'Arripe-Longueville
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005190:Family; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010290:Parents; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012931:Social Environment; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Désordres alimentaires; Eating disorders; Locus de contrôle; Locus of control; Sport; Validation