Research on Educational Sport

Construction and validation of sport status in drug abuse prevention questionnaire

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Sport Science Department, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Madani University

2 Assistant Professor of Motor Behavior, Motor Behavior Department, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Tabriz

3 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Psychology Group, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Madani University, Institute of Mental and Social Health

4 Assistant Professor of Motor Behavior, Motor Behavior group, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Tabriz

Abstract
The present study was done to construction and validation of sport status for drug abuse prevention questionnaire. To do this, 200 student aged 18-32 were assessed by research product questionnaire based on research literature and handbook of using sport for drug abuse prevention, United Nations office for drug control and crime prevention, published by United Nations organization. Data were analyzed by exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach alpha and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results showed that social, sportive, family and individual factors were preferred as addiction prevention factors from student viewpoint, respectively. Also, exploratory factor analysis supported factorial capacity of questionnaire items of sport status in drug abuse prevention in two factors including Socio-Sportive and Individual-Sportive. The results of indexes including CFI (0.93), NNFI (0.92) IFI (0.93), PNFI (0.81) and RMSEA (0.07) showed that in this questionnaire two factors of social sportive 12 items and individual sportive 16 items suitably confirmed. Internal consistency and internal stability of questionnaire were confirmed. Also, Sport for drug abuse prevention questionnaire had acceptable validity and reliability from student viewpoint. Constructed questionnaire could be used in the field of investigation of same group’s point of view in about sport status in the prevention of addiction.

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Research on Educational Sport
Volume 6, Issue 15
Fall 2018& Winter 2019
November 2018
Pages 317-338

  • Receive Date 02 November 2017
  • Revise Date 16 April 2018
  • Accept Date 30 April 2018

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