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Grugan, MC, Olsson, LF, Vaughan, RS, Madigan, DJ and Hill, AP (2024) Factorial validity and measurement invariance of the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 73. ISSN 1469-0292
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Abstract
The Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ) is the gold standard measure for burnout in athletes. However, previous assessments of factorial validity have: (a) tested overly restrictive measurement models; (b) provided mixed support for factorial validity; and (c) not been applied to assess measurement invariance across gender, sport type, or age. To address these issues, we used ABQ data provided by 914 athletes (Mage = 21.75 years, SD = 8.79) and examined factorial validity using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM) techniques. We also examined measurement invariance of the ABQ data across reported gender (female, male), sport type (individual, team), and age (≤18 years, >18 years) groups. The analyses revealed that an ESEM model provided superior fit over the corresponding CFA model. In terms of measurement invariance, support was provided for the equivalence of the ABQ across each group. This means that researchers using the ABQ can collect data across these groups and examine potential differences with confidence that the ABQ is approximately invariant. In all, we provide evidence that the majority of ABQ items are key target construct indicators and the burnout construct (as measured by the ABQ) has the same structure and meaning to different athlete groups.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Athlete burnout; Factorial validity; Measurement invariance; Psychometrics; Humans; Female; Male; Athletes; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Adult; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Burnout, Psychological; Psychometrics; Adolescent; Reproducibility of Results; Burnout, Professional; Humans; Female; Male; Athletes; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Adult; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Burnout, Psychological; Psychometrics; Adolescent; Reproducibility of Results; Burnout, Professional; 11 Medical and Health Sciences; 13 Education; 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences; Sport Sciences |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Psychology (from Sep 2019) |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jan 2025 14:17 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2025 14:30 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102638 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25348 |
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