The objective of this study was to validate the Life Skills Ability Scale through internal consistency and construct validity in the context of higher education in Mexico. In study 1, the reliability and factor structure of the scale were evaluated with a sample of 525 higher education students (Mage = 19.94 years, SD = 3.85). In study 2, the factor invariance of the instrument was analyzed based on sample gender, which consisted of 707 higher education students (Mage = 20.03 years, SD = 4.19). The results showed adequate reliability and construct validity with a second order model and an eight-factor structure (teamwork, goal-setting, time management, emotional skills, communication, social skills, leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making). Likewise, there was measure equivalence between men and women. In conclusion, the Spanish version of the Life Skills Ability Scale in a Mexican context is a reliable and valid instrument that allows the assessment of life skills in higher education students.

This study aimed to evaluate the interrelation between team dynamics with motivation types and anxiety factors in university athletes, highlighting the role played by team members’ point of view and coach’s point of view. Participants were 674 university athletes, men (46.4%) and women (53.6%), from different sports, with an age range between 18 and 28 years (M = 21.06; SD = 2.07). Instruments used were Cooperation Workteam Questionnaire (CWQ), the Sports Motivation Scale (SMS-II), and the Sports Anxiety Scale (SAS-2). The model from the team member’s point of view presented adequate fit indices (χ2 (924) = 2690.17, χ2/df = 2.91, CFI = 0.90, RMSEA = 0.05), same as the model from the coach’s point of view (χ2 (924) = 2692.82, χ2/df = 2.99, CFI = 0.90, RMSEA = 0.05). The results obtained in both models show five indirect effects, two of them between team dynamics from both points of view with somatic anxiety and deconcentration, with autonomous motivation as a mediator, and the other three between the team dynamics from both perspectives with somatic anxiety, worry, and deconcentration, having controlled motivation as a mediator.

El objetivo de este estudio fue validar en el contexto mexicano el Cuestionario de Habilidades Aprendidas en el Deporte de Alto Rendimiento en su versión para deportistas, a través de la consistencia interna y validez de constructo. En el estudio 1, se examinó la fiabilidad y estructura factorial en una muestra de 236 deportistas (Medad = 20.57 años, DE = 3.97). En el estudio 2, se analizó la invarianza factorial en función del género (47.2% hombres y 52.8% mujeres), la cual estuvo conformada por 678 deportistas (Medad = 19.18 años, DE = 3.88). Los resultados muestran una fiabilidad y validez de constructo adecuada, con una estructura unifactorial. Se muestra equivalencia de medida entre hombres y mujeres. Además, se confirman mediante análisis cuantitativo y cualitativo las habilidades más y menos importantes para trasladarse al campo laboral. En conclusión, la versión en el contexto mexicano del Cuestionario de Habilidades Aprendidas en el Deporte de Alto Rendimiento en su versión para deportistas es un instrumento fiable y válido, que permite la valoración de las habilidades aprendidas en el deporte del alto rendimiento y que pueden transferirse al campo laboral. Abstract: The aim of this study was to validate in the Mexican context the Skills Questionnaire Learned in High Performance Sport in athletes’ version, through internal consistency and construct validity. In Study 1, reliability and factorial structure were examined in a sample of 236 athletes (Mage = 20.57 years, SD = 3.97). In study 2, factorial invariance was analyzed according to gender (47.2% men and 52.8% women), which consisted of 678 athletes (Mage = 19.18 years, SD = 3.88). The results show adequate reliability and construct validity, with a unifactorial structure. Measurement equivalence between men and women is shown. In addition, the most and least important skills to transfer to the working market are confirmed through quantitative and qualitative analysis. In conclusion, the version in the Mexican context of the Skills Questionnaire Learned in High Performance Sport in athletes’ version is a reliable and valid instrument, which allows the assessment of skills learned in high performance sport and that can be transferred to the working market.