Estudo exploratório e confirmatório à estrutura factorial da versão portuguesa do Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the factorial structure of the Portuguese version of the Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ), named “Questionário sobre a Percepção do Sucesso no Desporto (POSQp)”. In the first study participated 691 athletes of several sports, aged 13 to 19 years old. Exploratory Factorial Analysis identi- fied two factors similar to the factors proposed for the original version of the instrument as well to the factors identified in a previous study with the Portuguese version, designated Task and Ego. In the second study, participated 1780 athletes of several sports, aged 13 to 24 years old. Confirmatory Factorial Analysis revealed a good fit of the meas- urement model constituted by Task and Ego factors. Therefore, results of both studies provided clear evidence of validity and reliability of POSQp, reason for that its use is recommended