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Elaboration and Validation of the Athletes Idiocentric and Allocentric Profile Inventory (I-A Profile)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Gislane Ferreira de Melo  and
Adriana Giavoni
Gislane Ferreira de Melo*
Affiliation:
Universidade Católica de Brasília (Brazil)
Adriana Giavoni
Affiliation:
Universidade de Brasília (Brazil)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Gislane Ferreira de Melo. QS 07. Lote 01. EPCT. Bloco G. Sala 114. 71966-700 Águas Claras. DF. (Brazil). Phone: +55-6133569046 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The athlete's psychological profile is one of the most studied areas in sport psychology, but there is no consensus in this area. The purpose of this study was to elaborate and validate a scale to measure and classify athletes into a Idiocentric-Alocentric profile. The method was split in two phases: a) Items elaboration and theoretical model and b) Validation. Qualitative analyses were performed during the first phase and factorial analysis and Cronbach's Alpha were used to validate the instrument. The final instrument was composed by 27 items and the factorial structure showed three factors for Idiocentrism (Self-Realization & Competitiveness, Hedonism, Team Emotional Distance and a second order factor – Idiocentrism Level) and one factor for the Alocentrism (Alocentrism Level). It was concluded that the pattern and consistency of the results indicate that this inventory could be used as a reliable research tool in Brazilian sports context.

El perfil psicológico del atleta es una de las áreas mas estudiadas en Psicología del Deporte, auque no hay consenso dentro de la misma. El propósito de este estudio fue elaborar y validar una escala para medir y clasificar atletas dentro de una dimensión Ideocéntrica-Alocéntrica. El método estuvo dividido en dos fases: a) Elaboración de ítems y modelo teórico y b) Validación. Los análisis cualitativos se realizaron durante la primera fase y el análisis factorial y el Alpha de Cronbach fueron utilizados para validar el instrumento. El instrumento final estuvo compuesto de 27 items y la estructura factorial mostró tres factores para Ideocentrismo (Auto-realización y Competitividad, Hedonismo, Distancia Emocional de Equipo y un factor de segundo orden- Nivel ideocentrismo) y un factor para el Alocentrismo (Nivel Alocentrismo). Se ha concluido que el patrón y consistencia de los resultados indican que este inventario podría ser usado como instrumento confiable de investigación en el contexto deportivo Brasileño.

Keywords

individualismcollectivisminventorysportindividualismocolectivismoinventariodeporte
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , November 2010 , pp. 1021 - 1031
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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