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| Development and validation of questionnaires for the training and competition attitude among youth handball players in Macau | |
Wang, Yi ; Lei, S. M.  ; Hoi , K.L.
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| 2019-06-27 | |
| Source Publication | Book of Abstracts FIEP World Congress (FIEP 2019 Barcelona)
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| Publication Place | Barcelona |
| Abstract | Introduction Perceptions of competition reflect the effectiveness of routine training which direct performance in games and attitudes toward training and practice showed the level of desires to improve performance in regular training (Sun, 2010; Xie, 2016) However, little is known about the attitudes of youth handball player on training and competitions. The present study aims to develop an assessment of the attitudes on training and competition of handball players (ATCH), exploring the influence factors of the attitudes on regular training and competition. And further, provide evidence with psychological approaches to improve handball skills. Methods Pilot study Open-end questions were used to identify the different attitudes among handball players. We generated a list of different responses to the open-end question. According to opinions from expertise, 40 items were generated in an initial questionnaire including four domains that affect individual attitudes, they are parental support, team relationship, environmental, and situational factors. The coefficient of Cronbach’s α was used to confirm the internal consistency of questionnaires, it was generally acceptable to tell the good reliability of questionnaire with Cronbach’s α above 0.70 (Santos, 1999). Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) conducted in SPSS was used to explore the structure of ATCH, and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) adjusted by Bollen-stine Bootstrap conducted in Amos to test the model fit of each domain. Participants A total number of 308 handball players (Nmale=196, Nfemale=112) who came from 22 handball teams playing in Macau handball championship 2019, which is consisted of 14 male teams and 8 female teams. Participants age from 12 to 20 (M= 16.51, SD=1.83). Before the study, participants were informed that the questionnaire is anonymous and confidential data for academic research. Results We retrieved 291 response data from the initial distribution of 308 questionnaires. 37 initial items were developed in a pilot study, they separated in four aspects, 11 items on parental support, 12 items explore team relationship, and 6 items were developed for environmental factors and 8 items for situational factors. Each sub-questionnaire had good internal consistency, the Cronbach’s α were 0.909, 0.919, 0.780 and 0.861 respectively, details showed in table 1. T- test was used to examine the difference between gender. The statistics on gender was presented. Female handball players (M=3.10, SD=0.79) were significantly influenced by external factors than male players (M=2.88, SD=0.78), t=-2.301, p=0.022< .05. Female handball players (M=2.96, SD=0.89) were significantly influenced by factors within team than male players (M=2.72, SD=0.90), t=-2.165, p=0.031< .05. There were no differences of gender in other factors, namely parental support, and environment, p >.05. Discussion and conclusion Results suggested that the attitudes on training and competition of handball players (ATCH) were a reliable tool for researchers to assess the perceptions toward regular training and competition. The ATCH assesses the four domains which fluctuate the attitudes of youth handball players. Results showed that external and team factors affected female players greater than males. The traditional training model is changing with the development of society, especially youth players who need to be guided by coaches and parents. Thus, it is essential to assist themselves in shaping appropriate sports attitudes which is the first step to improve the quality of training and performance. This study provided a measuring approach for coaches and players to reach better training and performance by figuring out psychological profiles. |
| Keyword | training and competition attitude youth handball players Macau Players |
| URL | View the original |
| Language | 英語English |
| The Source to Article | PB_Publication |
| PUB ID | 47711 |
| Document Type | Conference paper |
| Collection | Faculty of Education |
| Corresponding Author | Lei, S. M. |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wang, Yi,Lei, S. M., Hoi , K.L.. Development and validation of questionnaires for the training and competition attitude among youth handball players in Macau[C], Barcelona, 2019. |
| APA | Wang, Yi., Lei, S. M.., & Hoi , K.L. (2019). Development and validation of questionnaires for the training and competition attitude among youth handball players in Macau. Book of Abstracts FIEP World Congress (FIEP 2019 Barcelona). |
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