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The basic psychological needs in exercise scale: Translation and evidence for cross‐cultural validity

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Vlachopoulos, Symeon P., Ntoumanis, Nikos, Smith, Alison L.·2010·International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
DOI 10.1080/1612197x.2010.9671960
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The present study reports on the psychometric evaluation and cross‐cultural validity of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES; Vlachopoulos & Michailidou, 2006) translated from Greek into English. The data obtained from 346 British exercise participants supported the hypothesized 3‐factor structure, showed satisfactory internal reliability coefficients, and offered evidence for the factor concurrent, discriminant, and nomological validity of the translated scale. Cross‐cultural validity analyses across British and Greek participants supported configural invariance and partial metric, partial strong, and partial strict factorial invariance of the BPNES responses. The findings provide promising evidence for the validity and reliability of the translated BPNES and support the use of the scale in single‐culture and cross‐culture exercise‐related motivational research within the self‐determination theory framework

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Authors
Vlachopoulos, S. P., Ntoumanis, N., & Smith, A. L.
Affiliations
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
  • University of Birmingham (GB)
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2010-01
Volume
8
Issue
4
Pages
394-412
ISSN
  • 1557-251X (ISSN-L)
  • 1612-197X
DOI
10.1080/1612197x.2010.9671960
OpenAlex
W2069301077
Cited by
112
References
5
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FWCI
3.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Institutional Research Archive (University of Birmingham) (acceptedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
Keywords
basic psychological needs, self-determination theory, exercise motivation, scale translation, cross-cultural validity, measurement invariance, psychometric properties, Greek-English translation

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