Incorporating recent advances in measurement in sport and exercise psychology

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The state of sports and exercise psychology is one of complex theories and models, and measurement is an important component of current research. Familiarity with the most current methods helps researchers choose from a wider range of measurement techniques. Classical test theory is a well-established psychometric method, but its results are dependent on samples and tests. Item response theory is a method that produces more dependable test scores.

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The measurement of values in youth sport: development of the youth sport values questionnaire

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This article examines the methods used to develop a questionnaire designed to measure the values of adolescents participating in recreational sports. The twenty-item measure identified enjoyment and personal achievement as the most important sports-related values and winning as the least important in a sample of five hundred adolescent athletes.

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Development and validation of the coping function questionnaire for adolescents in sport

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This article evaluates the validity of a questionnaire designed to assess the coping function of adolescents participating in competitive sports. Findings indicate that the questionnaire is a valid and useful measure of sports related coping in adolescent males and females.

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