Coaching efficacy and exploratory structural equation modeling: a substantive-methodological synergy.
J Sport Exerc Psychol
; 33(6): 779-806, 2011 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22262705
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this article was to provide a substantive-methodological synergy of potential importance to future research in sport and exercise psychology. The substantive focus was to improve the measurement of coaching efficacy by developing a revised version of the coaching efficacy scale (CES) for head coaches (N = 557) of youth sport teams (CES II-YST). The methodological focus was exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), a methodology that integrates the advantages of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) within the general structural equation model (SEM). The synergy was a demonstration of how ESEM (as compared with CFA) may be used, guided by content knowledge, to develop (or confirm) a measurement model for the CES II-YST. A single-group ESEM provided evidence for close model-data fit, while a single-group CFA fit significantly worse than the single-group ESEM and provided evidence for only approximate model-data fit. A multiple-group ESEM provided evidence for partial factorial invariance by coach's gender.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sports
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Mentors
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Exercise
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Models, Statistical
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Sport Exerc Psychol
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos