خلاصة:
Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the
children’s active play imagery questionnaire. Methods. For this purpose, 190 athletic children of the average age of
11.5 years were chosen through random sampling and they completed the Persian version of the children’s active
play imagery questionnaire (CAPIQ). At first, the data was confirmed with the use of back translation methods and
check translation accuracy. Then, a confirmatory factor analysis, based on the structural equations model, was done
to determine the constructive validity of the questionnaire. To determine its internal consistency, the Cronbach’s
alpha coefficient was used. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) in the test-retest method was calculated to
assess the temporal reliability of items. Results. The confirmatory factor analysis results suggested that the
approximation square mean root was 0.07 and the comparative fit index was 0.94. Three factors and 11 items were
properly verified in the questionnaire. The results of the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and the ICC showed that the
CAPIQ has appropriate internal and temporal consistency in answers. Conclusion. Therefore, the Persian version of
the CAPIQ can be regarded as a valid and reliable tool to be used by the researchers.
ملخص الجهاز:
Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Children’s Active Play Imagery Questionnaire 1Vali ollah Kashani*, 1Behroz Gol Mohamadi, 2Mansoureh Mokaberian 1Division of Motor Behavior, Department of Physical Education, University of Semnan, Semnan, Iran.
The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the children’s active play imagery questionnaire.
5 years were chosen through random sampling and they completed the Persian version of the children’s active play imagery questionnaire (CAPIQ).
Thus, it is essential to confirm the construct validity, which has been done using the confirmatory factor analysis based on structural equation modelling to assess the applicability of the questionnaire in the new community (that of Iranian children athletes).
The first-order confirmatory factor analysis fit indices in children’s active play imagery questionnaire (View the image of this page)As Table 2 shows, the CFI and TLI indices are higher than 0.
The second-order confirmatory factor analysis showed that there is a good measuring tool and a significant relationship between the (View the image of this page)three factors and the children’s active play imagery (Figure 2).
The first- and second-order factor analysis results showed that the Persian version of the CAPIQ has acceptable construct validity for 11 questions with three factors.
It can be stated that the Persian version of the questionnaire can be used as a valid and reliable tool for the investigation and evaluation of children’s active play imagery in Iranian society.