A Confirmatory Investigation of the Dimensionality of the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire in a Thai Colleage Student Sample with Cross-Validation

Abstract

          This study was designed to (a) validate the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSO) with a sample of Thai college students and (b) cross-validate the TEOSQvia an application of various cross-validation procedures that are available in the structural equation modeling (SEM) literature. The sample consisted of 404 college students, ranging in age from 18 to 25 years (M = 21.74) enrolled in various physical activity skills classes in Thailand. The total sample was randomly split into two samples of 202 per sample with Sample 1 serving as the calibration sample and Sample 2 as the validation sample. A Thai version of TEOSQ (Li, Harmer, Acock, Vongaturapat, & Boonverabut, 1995) was administered to the students during a regular class time.          Using confirmatory factory analysis, the TEOSQ was assessed for its construct validity and stability. Results obtained from the calibration sample supported the two factor structure as conceptualized in Goal Perspective Theory (Nicholls, 1989). Findings from the validation sample using various cross-validation methods were generally conclusive and showed that the two-factor structure model was well cross-validated. These results suggest favorable conclusions about the ability of the TEOSQ to measure athletic orientations in a cross-cultural setting.