Codonhato, R.; Aizava, P.V.S.; Berbery, E.; Fiorese, L. Psychometric Properties of the Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale (PEAS) for Brazilian Sports. Behav. Sci.2024, 14, 425.
Codonhato, R.; Aizava, P.V.S.; Berbery, E.; Fiorese, L. Psychometric Properties of the Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale (PEAS) for Brazilian Sports. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 425.
Codonhato, R.; Aizava, P.V.S.; Berbery, E.; Fiorese, L. Psychometric Properties of the Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale (PEAS) for Brazilian Sports. Behav. Sci.2024, 14, 425.
Codonhato, R.; Aizava, P.V.S.; Berbery, E.; Fiorese, L. Psychometric Properties of the Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale (PEAS) for Brazilian Sports. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 425.
Abstract
Interest on psychosocial predictors of doping has been increasing as a way of finding new approaches to reduce use of performance-enhancing drugs. This investigation aimed to test the psychometric properties of an instrument to asses doping attitudes in Brazilian athletes. The PEAS was validated to Brazilian sports through a process of translation, back-translation and content validity assessment, presenting satisfactory evidences based on its content (CVC>0.80). Then, 994 athletes, from different sexes, types of sports and competitive levels, answered to the Brazilian version of the PEAS. Results showed satisfactory evidences of validity based on its response process, internal structure [X2/df = 2.04; RMSEA = 0.032 (0.026-0.038); CFI = 0.96; TLI = 0.95] and reliability (Cronbach’s α, McDonald’s ω, and CR > 0.70). Network analysis was also used to further explore PEAS’s internal structure. Overall results provide support for the adoption of the PEAS for Brazilian athletes and possibly other Portuguese-speaking countries.
Keywords
Doping; Performance-Enhancing Drugs; Psychometry; Sport Psychology
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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