The validity and reliability of the Persian version of passions athlete adults

The passion scale mainly focuses on the passion for achievement or becoming good in some area/theme/skill. This study aimed to translate the passion scale and assess reliability and content and construct validity for the passion scale in athletic adults in Tehran city. A cross-cultural translation was used to generate a Persian-English version of the passion scale. A total of ۲۰۰ athletes adults with age ۲۶/۷۹ ± ۵/۰۱ completed Persian version of passion scale (PS), enabling us to investigate its feasibility, content validity, internal consistency, construct validity and test-retest reliability. ۳۰ athletes adults stated that all the questionnaire items were simple, clear, and related to the objectives.  The overall pattern of results suggests that the scale for passion presented here is applicable for the age studied. The calculated CVI and CVR were ۰.۹۴ and ۰.۹۱, respectively. All individual item scores correlated positively with the total score, with correlations ranging from ۰.۶۷ to ۰.۸۱. The Cronbach's alpha value for the standardized items was ۰.۸۸.  Pearson correlations coefficient between total score passion scale and Grit-S scale were ۰.۵۳ for athletic adults. Intra class correlation coefficients (ICCs) between test and retest scores for the total score was ۰.۹۲. The results of this study showed that this Persian version of passion scale in athletes adults has a good validity and reliability and can be used in investigating passion of athletes adults.

کلیدواژه ها:

Reliability ، Validity ، Athletes ، Passion ، Grit