Psychometric properties of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire with Chinese talented athletes

Li, Chunxiao; Martindale, Russell; Wu, Yandan; Si, Gangyan

doi:10.1080/02640414.2017.1282619

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“…Adequate convergent and discriminant validity was found within three of the of the TDEQ-5 subscales (i.e., COM, HQP and SN), but not for the LTF and AOE subscales. Findings were partially consistent with previously published research that have confirmed the validity of the scale in young talented athletes [14,16,17]. In fact, acceptable construct validity has been reported within both the English and Chinese versions of the TDEQ-5 [14,16].…”

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“…Findings were partially consistent with previously published research that have confirmed the validity of the scale in young talented athletes [14,16,17]. In fact, acceptable construct validity has been reported within both the English and Chinese versions of the TDEQ-5 [14,16]. Similar findings of acceptable convergent and discriminant validity were found in the Spanish version of the TDEQ-5 within 322 regional level athletes [17].…”

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“…A sample size of 200 or above, with a subject to item ratio of at least ten to one is typically deemed adequate for confirmatory factor analysis [25]. The five-factor model with items loading on the following subscales were computed and subsequently intercorrelated: LTF-five items (questions 1-5); AOE-five items (questions 6-10); COM-four items (questions 11-14); HQP-seven items (questions (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21) and SN-four items (questions [22][23][24][25]. Factor loading estimates provide an indication of the item level of convergent validity, which should be higher than 0.5 and ideally greater than 0.7 [25,26].…”

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“…However, further examination of the psychometric properties of TDEQ-5 in different contexts to generalize findings was recommended [14]. Consequently, great interest has been shown by researchers in the refinement and/or translation of the instrument to adapt to specific athlete populations e.g., China [16], Spain [17] and Poland [18]. Excluding some internal reliability issues within some subscales (e.g., moderate scores for LTF and AOE factors), the construct validity of the refined/adapted versions were deemed acceptable.…”

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“…As such, increased knowledge and understanding of the key processes, in conjunction with a method by which these processes can be evaluated will enable the broader and coherent application of evidencebased practice for key stakeholders (e.g., formulation and revision of sport development polices as well as the assessment of coach interventions and impact) [12,13]. The refined TDEQ-5 has been deemed a plausible measure to assess and monitor the development environments of young talented athletes [14], however, to date the scale has only been validated within a limited number of contexts and only within athlete populations of more developed sporting nations [14,16,17]. As such, the relevancy and applicability of the instrument may not be transferable to the Caribbean context due to reasons relating to potential cultural idiosyncrasies and/or underdeveloped sport development systems within the region.…”

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Construct validity and reliability of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire in Caribbean youth track and field athletes

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Caribbean nations stand to benefit significantly from the potential insights that can be gained from the assessment of their athlete talent development environments; which in turn can lead to the formulation of evidence-based strategies and improvements to their sport development pathways. The principal aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the 25-item TDEQ-5 to determine its validity to assess the development environments of talented youth track and field athletes from six English-speaking Caribbean countries. As a secondary aim, we sought to examine athletes' perceptions of their talent development environment within this context. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed adequate model fit of a re-specified model and good overall internal reliability of the scale, therefore offering support for its use within this context. Furthermore, adequate construct validity and internal reliability was found within three subscales (i.e., communication, holistic quality preparation and support network) with subpar scores within two subscales (i.e., long-term development focus and alignment of expectations). Preliminary findings on athletes' perceptions of their environment revealed key strengths in coaches' long-term development focus and communication, however deficiencies were noted in the accessibility and availability of sport-related support and preparation of athletes. In conclusion, the re-specified TDEQ-5 with 25 items appears to be a reliable and valid measure within the Caribbean context. However, it is recommended that the scale be used with some caution with regard to the interpretation of results for the 'long-term development focus' and 'alignment of expectations' subscales.Editor: Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Universidad de la Republica, URUGUAY

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Comparing talent development environments of girls and boys in handball and ice hockey in Norway

Mehus,

Martindale,

Andronikos

et al. 2024

European Journal of Sport Science

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Currently, there is little research on successful talent development environments (TDEs) focusing on women and girls. In response, the main aim of the present study was to compare TDEs of age‐specific national teams for girls and boys in the Norwegian context (N = 216: 92 girls and 124 boys). Gender differences were investigated in the two different sports of handball and ice hockey, which in the Norwegian context represent more and less successful sports (handball and ice hockey, respectively). Before investigating gender differences in the two sports, a necessary first step was to investigate the psychometric properties of Norwegian version of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ‐5). Results support the Norwegian TDEQ‐5 to be a reliable and valid measure within the Norwegian context. The successful sport of Norwegian handball showed no significant gender differences regarding TDE. The less successful and male dominated sport of Norwegian ice hockey showed girls to score lower on several TDEQ factors compared to boys. Results also showed ice hockey having lower TDEQ scores compared to handball. We argue that handball provide similarly functional TDEs for girls and boys, making gender equality a characteristic feature of a TDE that is successful both in terms of mass participation and international achievements.

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German version of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ-5)

Alfermann

Lobinger

Nesges

et al. 2022

Ger J Exerc Sport Res

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The quality of the talent development environment and how it supports youth athletes has been identified as one major factor of success. Nonetheless, in psychological talent assessment there is a lack of standardized instruments addressing environmental aspects. One well-known questionnaire is the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ; Martindale et al., 2010). Until recently, the TDEQ had been translated into several languages, but not into German. Within this study, the five-factor, 25-item TDEQ‑5 (Li, Wang, Pyun, & Martindale, 2015) was systematically forward and backward translated and administered to 276 German youth athletes from different sports, aged between 13 and 21 years (mean [M] = 16.01; standard deviation [SD] = 2.1). In addition, 63 of these athletes completed both the German and English TDEQ‑5 to test for quality of translation. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the five-factor structure was acceptable according to the chi-square test to degrees of freedom ratio (1.9), root mean square error of approximation (0.058), and standardized root mean square (0.061). The comparative fit index (CFI) of 0.88 and the Tucker-Lewis Index of 0.86 was slightly below the 0.90 cut-off value. The reliabilities of the TDEQ‑5 factors were considered moderate to satisfactory (α = 0.62 to 0.75). In conclusion, the German TDEQ‑5 appears to be an applicable tool for use in research and applied settings but needs further analysis. In particular, we encourage future research to test the construct validity and ecological validity of the German TDEQ‑5 and suggest practitioners to utilize the tool to test and drive applied interventions within talent development environments.

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Psychometric properties of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire with Chinese talented athletes

Cited by 20 publications

References 36 publications

Construct validity and reliability of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire in Caribbean youth track and field athletes

Construct validity and reliability of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire in Caribbean youth track and field athletes

Comparing talent development environments of girls and boys in handball and ice hockey in Norway

German version of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ-5)

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