Preliminary validity of the BNSSS-20 in Arabic: Exploratory study on basic needs satisfaction in sport for a sample of Tunisian athletes

Satisfaction of fundamental needs is an important concept in sport, but currently there is no tool in Arabic to measure this construct. Basic needs are often linked to high rates of motivation and performance. It is necessary to develop tools to assess psychological needs in the sport context. This...

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Published in:PloS one 2023-11, Vol.18 (11), p.e0294582-e0294582
Main Authors: Baaziz, Mohamed, Aloui, Ali, Abdellaoui, Saber, Stults-Kolehmainen, Matthew, Boullosa, Daniel, Ben Abderrahman, Abderraouf
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Analysis
Athletes
Causality
Evaluation
Exercise
Females
Health aspects
Males
Motivation
Physical fitness
Psychological aspects
Quantitative psychology
Self-determination theory (Psychology)
Structural reliability
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Summary:Satisfaction of fundamental needs is an important concept in sport, but currently there is no tool in Arabic to measure this construct. Basic needs are often linked to high rates of motivation and performance. It is necessary to develop tools to assess psychological needs in the sport context. This study aimed to validate the Basic Needs Satisfaction in Sport Scale (BNSSS) in Arabic language across Tunisian athletes, and to test its psychometric properties (factorial structure, internal reliability, construct validity, and sensitivity). Athletes in various sports participated in this study (370 men, 146 women; mean age 18.35) and voluntarily completed the Arabic version of the BNSSS-20. Both exploratory (EFA, N = 294; males: 68%; females: 32%; [14-18] = 182; [19-28] = 112) and confirmatory (CFA; N = 222; males: 76.6%; females: 23.4%; [14-18] = 103; [19-28] = 119) factor analyses were examined. The BNSSS presented excellent fit to the theoretical model for all indices, confirming the factorial structure and providing validity of the instrument for Tunisian athletes.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0294582