Validation of the Korean Life Skills Scale for Sport (KLSSS)

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop a Korean Life Skills Scale for Sports (KLSSS) that original version is the LSSS developed by Cronin and Allen (2017). Methods The subjects were 899 middle school and high school students. The measurement tool was used with LSSS. The validation of KLSSS followed a three-stage of validation procedure; substantive stage, structural stage, and external stage. The result is as follows. Results First, In the substantive stage, KLSSS consisted of 47 items with 8 factors. As a result of the item clarity test, it was confirmed that all the items were appropriate. Second, in the structural stage, KLSSS was explored and confirmed as 5 factors and 18 items. Third, in the external stage, KLSSS showed discrimination and convergent validity. Conclusions KLSSS is composed of 5 factors and 18 items. The factors are teamwork (TW), goal setting (GS), time management (TM), social skills (SS), and leadership (LD). This scale can be used to obtain information on life skills in school physical education or sports.

An Examination of the Latent Structure and Reproducibility of the Life Skills Scale for Sport in Botswana and Ghana

“…Consistent with previous findings ( AÇAK and DÜZ, 2018 ; Lim et al, 2019 ), some re-specification of the original LSSS model suggested by Cronin and Allen (2018) was needed for the scale to fit within the current cultural context. While the revised version of the scale consists of the original eight factors ( Cronin and Allen, 2017 ; Teamwork, Goal setting, Social skills, Problem solving and decision making, Emotional skills, Leadership, Time management, and Interpersonal communication), only 34 items from the original scale were retained within this study.…”

“…The LSSS was developed with the aim of creating a sport-specific measure of like skills development. While scores produced by the LSSS were found to be reliable and valid among samples of British youth sport participants ( Cronin and Allen, 2017 , 2018 ; Mossman and Cronin, 2019 ), only four known studies have examined the scale’s psychometric properties within other cultural contexts ( AÇAK and DÜZ, 2018 ; Lim et al, 2019 ; Nascimento-Junior et al, 2020 ; Sabourin et al, 2020 ). With evidence of a growing interest in sport-based PYD programs across the African continent, research examining the reliability and validity of scores derived from existing measures of life skills, within this context, is highly needed.…”

“…However, further cross-cultural examination of the LSSS has been recommended ( Cronin and Allen, 2017 ). The scale has since been validated and adapted for use among Turkish ( AÇAK and DÜZ, 2018 ), Korean ( Lim et al, 2019 ), French ( Sabourin et al, 2020 ), and Portuguese ( Nascimento-Junior et al, 2020 ) athlete populations. Following cross-cultural adaptation, only Nascimento-Junior et al (2020) and Sabourin et al (2020) provided complete evidence for the structural aspects and construct validity of the LSSS.…”

“…This indicates a potential cultural difference in the conceptualization of social relationships and exchanges in Turkish culture. Cultural differences in the conceptualization of some of the items may also explain the retention of only 18 items and five factors (teamwork, goal setting, time management, social skills, and leadership) for the Korean version of the LSSS ( Lim et al, 2019 ). While these studies highlight the usefulness of the LSSS as a cross-cultural measure of life skills development through sport, there still remains a dearth of knowledge related to the suitability of the LSSS for use among varying populations and cultures.…”

“…Importantly, assessing the psychometric properties of measurement instruments with diverse populations is a continuous process ( Raykov and Marcoulides, 2011 ) which includes the cross-cultural validation of scales ( Sousa and Rojjanasrirat, 2011 ). Findings on the psychometric properties of the LSSS with youth from Turkish ( AÇAK and DÜZ, 2018 ) and Korean ( Lim et al, 2019 ) populations, suggest that there is potential for life skills, as measured by the LSSS, to be interpreted differently across cultural contexts. Therefore, an examination of the suitability of the LSSS within the African youth sport context is warranted, prior to its full-scale use in research and program evaluation.…”