Manuscript Title:

TRANSLATION AND FACTOR STRUCTURE OF URDU VERSION OF SPORTS ANXIETY SCALE-2 (SAS-2): A GENDER BASED STUDY AMONG ADOLESECENTS

Author:

BUSHRA AKRAM, RUKHSANA BASHIR, WANIA HABIB, HOOR-UL-AIN

DOI Number:

DOI:10.5281/zenodo.10691371

Published : 2024-02-23

About the author(s)

1. BUSHRA AKRAM - PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, Pakistan.
2. RUKHSANA BASHIR - PhD, Assistant Professor, Institute of Special Education, Punjab University Lahore, Pakistan.
3. WANIA HABIB - BS, Psychology Department, University of Gujrat, Pakistan.
4. HOOR-UL-AIN - MD Student, Samarkand State Medical University, Uzbekistan.

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Abstract

Objectives- The main objectives of the study are to translate and explore the factor structure of Sports Anxiety Scale (SAS-2) as well as to compare the multidimensional sports anxiety of participants on the basis of their gender. Method-This research is consisted of two studies. In the first study SAS-2 was translated in Urdu language. In the second study Exploratory Factor Analysis was run on a data set collected from 437 athlete adolescents whereas for Confirmatory Factor Analysis 525 participants were selected conveniently. Results- Urdu version reached up to acceptable levels of internal consistency (α=0.92) cross language validation and factorial validity. EFA showed 3-factor structure named as Somatic, Worry and Concentration Disruption and further this structure was confirmed by CFA showing good model fit χ2 (96) = 293.81, p < .001, NFI = .92, CFI = .98, GFI = .95, RMSEA = .05). Girls athlete exhibited higher levels of Somatic, worry and Concentration-Disruption Anxiety as compared to their boys counterparts. Conclusion- The results showed that Urdu translated version of SAS-2 for Pakistani adolescents is a reliable and valid measure however the scale needs further validation.


Keywords

Urdu Translation SAS-2, Adolescents, Sports Anxiety, Factor Strructure.