Evaluations of the psychometric properties of the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes among a sample of young French table tennis players

Psychol Rep. 2014 Apr;114(2):326-40. doi: 10.2466/03.14.PR0.114k18w2.

Abstract

This study used confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) among a sample of young French table tennis players to test: (a) original 19-factor structure, (b) 14-factor structure recently suggested in literature, and (c) hierarchical factor structure of the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport). 148 table tennis players completed the RESTQ-Sport and other self-report questionnaires between one to five occasions with a delay of 1 mo. between each completion. Results of CFAs showed: (a) evidence for relative superiority of the original model in comparison to an alternative model recently proposed in literature, (b) a good fit of the data for the 67-item 17-factor model of the RESTQ-Sport, and (c) an acceptable fit of the data for the hierarchical model of the RESTQ-Sport. Correlations between RESTQ-Sport subscales and burnout and motivation subscales also provided evidence for criterion-related validity of the RESTQ-Sport. This study provided support for reliability and validity of the RESTQ-Sport.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Athletes / psychology*
  • Convalescence
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Female
  • France
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Psychometrics / instrumentation
  • Racquet Sports / physiology
  • Racquet Sports / psychology*
  • Recovery of Function*
  • Self Report
  • Stress, Physiological / physiology*
  • Stress, Psychological / psychology*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult