Spanish Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Sport Motivation Scale-II with High School Physical Education Students

Antonio Granero-Gallegos; Manuel Gómez-López; Juan González-Hernández; Antonio Baena-Extremera; María Del Mar Ortiz-Camacho

doi:10.3390/ijerph15122768

Spanish Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Sport Motivation Scale-II with High School Physical Education Students

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Dec 6;15(12):2768. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15122768.

Authors

Antonio Granero-Gallegos¹, Manuel Gómez-López², Juan González-Hernández³, Antonio Baena-Extremera⁴, María Del Mar Ortiz-Camacho⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain. agranero@ual.es.
² Department of Physical Activity and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, 30720 Santiago de la Ribera, Murcia, Spain. mgomezlop@um.es.
³ Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain. jgonzalez@ugr.es.
⁴ Department of Didactic of Corporal Expression, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain. abaenaextrem@ugr.es.
⁵ Department of Didactic of Corporal Expression, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain. mmortiz@ugr.es.

Abstract

The objective of this work was to provide evidence on the dimensionality of the Spanish version of Sport Motivation Scale II adapted to physical education (SMS-II-PE) in one of its hypothesized models (6 factors). A sample of 1055 secondary education students of the Region of Murcia, Spain, aged between 12 and 17 years, was used. As an instrument, the SMS-II-PE was used. The factorial structure was examined with confirmatory factor analysis, and internal consistency and invariance by sex were evaluated. The results confirmed that the Spanish model of 6 factors and 18 items presented good adjustment indicators and is valid for its application in the educational field of Physical Education lessons.

Keywords: SMS-II; motivation; physical education; psychometric; self-determination.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Attitude to Health*
Child
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Male
Motivation*
Physical Education and Training / statistics & numerical data*
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Spain
Sports / psychology*
Sports / statistics & numerical data*
Students / psychology*
Students / statistics & numerical data*