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The Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire: Testing for Measurement Invariance and Latent Mean Differences in Spanish and Portuguese Adolescents

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Title: The Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire: Testing for Measurement Invariance and Latent Mean Differences in Spanish and Portuguese Adolescents
Language: English
Authors: Castillo, Isabel, Tomas, Ines, Balaguer, Isabel, Fonseca, Antonio M., Dias, Claudia, Duda, Joan L.
Source: International Journal of Testing. 2010 10(1):21-32.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2010
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Junior High Schools
Descriptors: Self Concept, Factor Structure, Goal Orientation, Measures (Individuals), Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Athletics, Individual Differences, Validity, Junior High School Students, Scores
Geographic Terms: Portugal, Spain
DOI: 10.1080/15305050903352107
ISSN: 1530-5058
Abstract: Within the theoretical framework of achievement goals (Nicholls, 1989), Duda and Nicholls (see Duda, 1989; Duda & Whitehead, 1998) developed the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) to assess individual differences in achievement goal orientations. This study searches for validity evidence of the TEOSQ in the case of Spanish (2473) and Portuguese (2486) junior high school. The results showed that factor structure, factor loadings, and intercepts could be considered invariant across groups. Between group differences in latent means showed slightly higher mean scores for the Spanish group for both factors. The results also provide high support for the internal consistency of both the Spanish and Portuguese versions of this scale. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 32
Entry Date: 2010
Accession Number: EJ879838
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Within the theoretical framework of achievement goals (Nicholls, 1989), Duda and Nicholls (see Duda, 1989; Duda & Whitehead, 1998) developed the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) to assess individual differences in achievement goal orientations. This study searches for validity evidence of the TEOSQ in the case of Spanish (2473) and Portuguese (2486) junior high school. The results showed that factor structure, factor loadings, and intercepts could be considered invariant across groups. Between group differences in latent means showed slightly higher mean scores for the Spanish group for both factors. The results also provide high support for the internal consistency of both the Spanish and Portuguese versions of this scale. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
ISSN:1530-5058
DOI:10.1080/15305050903352107