[Adaptation of the MSCI for the measurement of cohesion in Spanish young soccer players]

Psicothema. 2006 Aug;18(3):668-72.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

This work describes the Spanish adaptation and studies the psychometric properties of Yukelson, Weinberg, and Jackson's Multidimensional Sport Cohesion Instrument (MSCI) with a sample of 173 soccer players. The Spanish version is composed of 22 items grouped in four factors: quality of teamwork (performance aspects), attraction to the group, valued roles and quality of teamwork (interpersonal relationships), that accounted for 53.30% of the total variance. Reliability coefficients (Cronbach's Alphas) for the factors ranged from .84 (factor 1) to .56 (factor 4). Suggestions are made for future research on the validity of the scale, mainly in terms of convergence with other multidimensional measures of sport cohesion.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cooperative Behavior*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Soccer*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*