The College of Basic Education, The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Al Adiliya Area, Kuwait City 13092, Kuwait.
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Mersin University, Mersin 33343, Turkey.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 19;18(4):1998. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041998.
: The first aim of this study is to achieve validation of the direct and meta-perspective versions of the Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire in the Arabic language, and the second aim of this study is to determine the quality of the coach-athlete relationship to athlete' satisfaction with individual performance according to sport participation type, sport duration, and sport achievement. : A total of 259 athletes with a mean age of 22 years were recruited from various athletic clubs in Kuwait. Participants completed The Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire and The Athlete Satisfaction Questionnaire. For this study, the factorial structure of the Arabic version of the Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire (CART-Q) was used in Kuwait and was prepared with both direct and meta perspectives. : The results of this study show evidence of the validity of the direct and meta-perspective Arabic versions of the CART-Q. The fit indices of the data collected by direct-method were as follows (x/df = 2.21; RMSEA = 0.06; CFI = 0.98; GFI = 0.95; AGFI = 0.91); data for the meta-method were as follows (x/df = 2.32; RMSEA = 0.08; CFI = 0.99; GFI = 0.93; AGFI = 0.87). Female participants have obtained higher means than males from all questionnaires. : The results of the present study could help coaches and athletes from the Middle East to understand the reasons and methods that lead to a quality coach-athlete relationship.
: 本研究的首要目的是在阿拉伯语中验证直接和元视角版本的《教练员-运动员关系问卷》的有效性，其次是根据运动参与类型、运动持续时间和运动成绩确定教练员-运动员关系的质量与运动员对个人表现的满意度。: 本研究共招募了 259 名年龄在 22 岁左右的科威特各体育俱乐部的运动员。参与者完成了《教练员-运动员关系问卷》和《运动员满意度问卷》。在本研究中，科威特使用了《教练员-运动员关系问卷》（CART-Q）阿拉伯语版本的因子结构，采用直接和元视角两种方式进行准备。: 本研究结果表明，直接和元视角的阿拉伯语 CART-Q 版本具有有效性证据。直接方法收集的数据拟合指数如下（x/df = 2.21；RMSEA = 0.06；CFI = 0.98；GFI = 0.95；AGFI = 0.91）；元方法的数据如下（x/df = 2.32；RMSEA = 0.08；CFI = 0.99；GFI = 0.93；AGFI = 0.87）。所有问卷中，女性参与者的得分均高于男性参与者。: 本研究的结果可以帮助来自中东的教练和运动员了解导致优质教练员-运动员关系的原因和方法。
