Prediction of disruptive behaviors from boredom and satisfaction with physical education

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Questionnaire for Disruptive Behavior in Physical Education (CCD-EF) in the Mexican context. A non-experimental, cross-sectional, correlational-causal study was designed in which 378 girls (M = 13.99; SD = .30) and 375 boys (M = 14.02; SD = .33), all high school students participated. The psychometric properties of the scale were analyzed by means of different exploratory and confirmatory analyzes that demonstrate that this instrument with four correlated factors, and as higher order models, is valid, reliable, and invariant as a function of sex. A regression model with latent variables showed a positive and significant prediction of boredom with Physical Education on disruptive behaviors, finding that this prediction is higher in boys than in girls. The CCD-EF has proven to be a reliable and valid instrument to use with Mexican high school students.