Validity and reliability evidence for the Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire with Romanian professional athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the importance attributed to athletes' motivation in sports performance and well-being; no measures of motivation toward sport were found in the Romanian sport context.

Objective

Grounded in self-determination theory, this research aimed to adapt and to gather validity and reliability evidence supporting the use of the Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire (BRSQ) in the Romanian sport domain.

Method

The participants were 596 Romanian professional athletes (age: M = 22.91, SD = 5.84; sports experience: M = 11.14, SD = 5.03), who 273 practiced individual sports and 323 team sports. They completed an online questionnaire survey assessing their perception of behavioral regulation, resilience and burnout in sport.

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SUBMITTER: Alexe CI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8759356 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature