Development and initial validation of the impression motivation in sport questionnaire–team.
Abstract
Impression motivation is an important individual difference variable that has been under-researched in sport psychology, partly due to having no appropriate measure. This study was conducted to design a measure of impression motivation in team-sport athletes. Construct validity checks decreased the initial pool of items, factor analysis (n = 310) revealed the structure of the newly developed scale, and exploratory structural equation modeling procedures (n = 406) resulted in a modified scale that retained theoretical integrity and psychometric parsimony. This process produced a 15-item, 4-factor model; the Impression Motivation in Sport Questionnaire–Team (IMSQ-T) is forwarded as a valid measure of the respondent’s dispositional strength of motivation to use self-presentation in striving for four distinct interpersonal objectives: self-development, social identity development, avoidance of negative outcomes, and avoidance of damaging impressions. The availability of this measure has contributed to theoretical development, will facilitate research, and offers a tool for use in applied settings. Keywords: self-presentation, impression managementCitation
Payne, S. M. et al (2013) 'Development and Initial Validation of the Impression Motivation in Sport Questionnaire–Team', Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 35 (3):281.Publisher
Human KineticsJournal
Journal of Sport and Exercise PsychologyDOI
10.1123/jsep.35.3.281Additional Links
http://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/10.1123/jsep.35.3.281Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
08952779EISSN
15432904ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1123/jsep.35.3.281