Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Sport Orientation Questionnaire and the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire in a Japanese Sport Setting

Abstract

This study examined sport achievement orientation within the japanese sport setting. 1,836 male and 425 female athletes (M age = 18.6 yr.) from 47 sports completed the Japanese version of the Sport Orientation Questionnaire (24 items), and 1,781 males and 421 females (M age = 18.6 yr.) from 47 sports completed that of the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (14 items). While the original English versions of the questionnaires are composed of three and two factors, respectively, present exploratory factor analyses identified four factors in the Sport Orientation Questionnaire and three in the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire. In this study, two types of the SOQ Competitiveness and the TEOSQ Ego Orientation emerged even though the original versions included only one type. A one-way analysis of variance indicated that sex differences were significant for all subscales. Sex differences in the Sport Orientation Questionnaire of Japanese resembled those of Americans. The overall factor reliability and validity based on the sample suggested that the modified Japanese versions of the two questionnaires can be valuable in the investigation of sport achievement orientation in Japanese sport and exercise settings.

Invarianza cultural del Cuestionario de la Orientación a la Tarea y al Ego (TEOSQ) y diferencias en las orientaciones motivacionales entre adolescentes de España, Argentina, Colombia y Ecuador

“…El TEOSQ ha mostrado propiedades psicométricas adecuadas en diferentes contextos (Cindi & Koenraad, 2005;Duda et al, 1995;Goudas, Biddle & Fox, 1994;López-Walle, Balaguer, Meliá, Castillo & Tristán, 2011;Todorovich & Curtner-Smith, 2002;Wakayama, Watanabe & Inomata, 2002).…”

“…El TEOSQ ha mostrado una adecuada validez y fiabilidad en diferentes países al usarse en contextos deportivos (e.g., Cindi & Koenraad, 2005;De Andrade, Salguero, González-Boto & Márquez, 2008;Li, Harmer, Chi & Vongjaturapat, 1996;Wakayama et al, 2002). Como hemos mencionado anteriormente, en un contexto español de EF, la herramienta muestra también adecuadas propiedades psicométricas (Peiró & Sanchis, 2004).…”

Psychometric Properties of the Exercise Orientation Questionnaire: A Confirmatory Study on Chinese University Students

“…The World Health Organization warns individuals that physical inactivity can increase the risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes by 20-30% and shorten their lifespan by 3-5 years (6). Studies showed that in the United States (7), Canada (8), Germany (9), Spain (10), Portugal (11), Australia (12), Japan (13), and China (14,15), the lack of exercise motivation was the main reason for college students' physical inactivity.…”

Development and Validation of a Short Version Sport Orientation Questionnaire for Chinese Adolescents (SOQ-CA)

“…There is already a large amount of published literature that has examined sport orientation and sport motivation that focuses on goal orientation or achievement motivation constructs (Dweck, 1986;Maehr and Braskamp, 1986;Vealey, 1986;Stipek, 1988;Nicholls, 1989;Ames, 1992;Roberts, 1992;Duda, 1993;Treasure and Roberts, 1994). Past research has used both exploratory (Duda, 1989;Duda and White, 1992;Newton and Duda, 1993;Kim and Gill, 1997;Skordilis et al, 2001;Wakayama et al, 2002;Tari-Keresztes et al, 2015) and confirmatory (Kang et al, 1990;Li and Tang, 1990;Seifriz et al, 1992;Hayashi and Weiss, 1994;Marsh, 1994;Chi and Duda, 1995;Duda, 1995;Lerner and Locke, 1995;Skordilis et al, 2001;Hanrahan and Biddle, 2002) factor analysis to test the construct of the Gill's SOQ. However, sample participants have been largely sourced from the United States, Australia, or the European Union.…”