Passion Scale

Psychometric Properties and Factorial Invariance via Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM)

Authors

  • Evandro Morais Peixoto Universidade de Pernambuco
  • Tatiana de Cássia Nakano Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
  • Ricardo Almeida Castillo Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
  • Leonardo Pestillo Oliveira Centro Universitário de Maringá
  • Marcos Alencar Abaide Balbinotti Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e2911

Keywords:

passion, sport psychology, athletes, scales, positive psychology

Abstract

Passion is an important element among the psychological processes involved in the performance of any activity, including sports practice. Given the scarcity of nationally valid and reliable instruments, this study has the purpose of presenting the adaptation processes of the Passion Scale to the Brazilian context. A total of 789 Brazilian athletes (age:16.62±3.20; 58.4% men) participated in the study. To evaluate their psychometric properties, the scale dimensionality was estimated through the Hull method and Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling, and the accuracy by composite reliability. The factorial invariance model was estimated between men and women, and between participants of different competitive levels. Results showed the two-factor structure of the scale, according to the theoretical hypothesis, with desirable accuracy indicators. Equivalence of the measurement model was demonstrated when evaluating participants of different sexes and different competitive levels. Results suggest adequacy of the Brazilian version for the evaluation of this construct.

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Published

2019-05-23

Issue

Vol. 29 (2019)

Section

Psychological Evaluation

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How to Cite

Peixoto, E. M., Nakano, T. de C., Castillo, R. A., Oliveira, L. P., & Balbinotti, M. A. A. (2019). Passion Scale: Psychometric Properties and Factorial Invariance via Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM). Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto), 29, e2911. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e2911