Psychometric properties of Persian version of Self-Presentation Motives in Physical Activity Questionnaire (SMPAQ)

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Behrooz Akbarzadeh ¹ , Naser Sobhi Gharamaleki ² , Saeid Ahar ³ , mozhgan fallah ⁴

1 - department of psychology; faculty of psychology and educational sciences; Tabriz University Tabriz; Iran
2 - Department of motor behaviour faculty of physical education and sport sciences Allameh Tabataba'i University Tehran
3 - department of motor behavior; faculty of sport sciences; kharazmi university; tehran
4 - department of sport psychology; faculty of sport sciences; university of Tehran

Received: 2022-04-02 Accepted : 2022-04-02 Published : 2021-11-22

Keywords: avoidance, Scale Development, sport behavior, Self-Presentation Motives in physical activity, rejection,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to determine the factor validity and validity of the Persian version of Self-Presentation Motives in Physical Activity Questionnaire (SMPAQ) in athletes with different fields. This scale contains 16 questions and 4 supporting, factor-satisfactory, satisfactory-general, and public support sub-scales. The research population was all athletes in Tehran. 261 questionnaires were completed by athletes aged 13 to 19 (106 boys and 155 girls) who were active in different fields. To assess the validity of the structure of the log, a confirmatory factor analysis was used to fit the model of measurement. The reliability of the log was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data were analyzed using SPSS and Amos software. The results showed that the Self-Presentation Motives in Physical Activity Questionnaire (SMPAQ) Can be used to measure various types of self-promotion motives in the field of exercise and physical activity, with the appropriate validity and reliability used by researchers, trainers and sports teachers