Translation and validation of the perceived locus of causality questionnaire (PLOCQ) in a sample of portuguese physical education students

• Autor(a) principal: Monteiro, Diogo
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Teixeira, Diogo, Carraça, Eliana, Palmeira, António
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/2214
• topic: psychological assessment; physical education; multi-group analysis; self-determination theory; confirmatory factor analysis

Aim: This study main aim was to translate and validate one of the most used SDT-based instruments to assess motivation in PE classes, the Perceived Locus of Causality Questionnaire (PLOCQ), to the Portuguese context. Method: Sample was composed of 652 boys (M=15.4 years; SD=1.90) and 702 girls (M=15.47 years; D=1.95), enrolled in physical education classes in several Portuguese schools. Results: The analysis provided support for a five factors and 18 items model, after excluding two items (χ² = 491.473, df = 125, p = <.001, SRMR = .062, NNFI = .908, CFI = .924, RMSEA = .067, 90% CI .061-.073). Sample and gender invariance procedures were made to ensure proper psychometric validation. Results presented support for the model in both gender and calibration/validation samples. Conclusion: This study suggests that PLOCQ with five factors and 18 items has good psychometric properties and can be used to assess contextual motivation towards PE in the Portuguese context.