Chen Tianxia, Li Wanlin, Ren Yilin, Zhang Huiqin, Zhu Fengshu
College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Department of Education, Zhanjiang University of Science and Technology, Zhanjiang, China.
Front Psychol. 2025 May 14;16:1504580. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1504580. eCollection 2025.
To modify the Contesting Orientations Scale (COS) and test its internal consistency, stability over time, construct validity, and convergent validity in conjunction with the Chinese context.
A preliminary COS test was conducted on 120 college athletes nationwide (116 valid questionnaires were collected). Then, project analysis and exploratory factor analysis were used to determine a formal scale. Finally, 235 college athletes were selected for formal testing (227 valid questionnaires were recovered), and confirmatory factor analysis and internal reliability test were conducted on them; In addition, this study also used the Competitive Psychology Scale for College Students (PPCSCS) as the research object for the convergent validity of standards, and studied the correlation between competitive psychology and competitive orientation. After 1 month, 150 subjects were selected for retesting.
The Chinese version of COS contains 12 entries, including two dimensions: partnership and war; The confirmatory factor analysis results show that the scale has good structural validity (χ = 108.67, =53, RMSEA = 0.07, NFI = 0.91, CFI = 0.95, GFI=0.93, PGFI = 0.63), The correlation coefficient between the scores of various dimensions of COS and the total score of PPCSCS ranges from 0.61 to 0.81 ( < 0.01). The total internal consistency coefficient of the scale is 0.79, and the retest reliability is 0.78. The internal consistency of the two dimensions of partnership and war are 0.85 and 0.88, respectively. After deleting a certain entry, Cronbach's α was not found. The significant change is that the discrimination between the various items of the scale is good, with a Guttman half reliability coefficient of 0.71 and retest reliability of 0.83 and 0.86, respectively.
Through the competition orientation scale tested in the group of college athletes in Jiangsu Province, China, there are good measurement indicators in the selected sample of college athletes, which can predict the competition orientation of college athletes in Jiangsu Province, China and their sports personality. Future research should expand the sampling range, and sample from multiple regions and age groups to test the applicability of the Chinese version of COS, and promote it on a larger scale.
修订竞争取向量表（COS），并结合中国背景检验其内部一致性、时间稳定性、结构效度和收敛效度。
对全国120名大学生运动员进行COS初步测试（收集有效问卷116份）。然后，采用项目分析和探索性因素分析确定正式量表。最后，选取235名大学生运动员进行正式测试（回收有效问卷227份）并对其进行验证性因素分析和内部信度检验；此外，本研究还将大学生竞争心理量表（PPCSCS）作为收敛效度标准的研究对象，研究竞争心理与竞争取向之间的相关性。1个月后，选取150名受试者进行重测。
中文版COS包含12个条目，包括伙伴关系和战争两个维度；验证性因素分析结果表明，该量表具有良好的结构效度（χ = 108.67， =53，RMSEA = 0.07，NFI = 0.91，CFI = 0.95，GFI=0.93，PGFI = 0.63），COS各维度得分与PPCSCS总分的相关系数在0.61至0.81之间（ < 0.01）。量表的总内部一致性系数为0.79，重测信度为0.78。伙伴关系和战争两个维度的内部一致性分别为0.85和0.88。删除某条目后，未发现Cronbach's α有显著变化。量表各项目间的区分度良好，古特曼半信度系数为0.71，重测信度分别为0.83和0.86。
通过在中国江苏省大学生运动员群体中测试的竞争取向量表，在选取的大学生运动员样本中有良好的测量指标，能够预测中国江苏省大学生运动员的竞争取向及其运动人格。未来研究应扩大抽样范围，从多个地区和年龄组进行抽样，以检验中文版COS的适用性，并进行更大规模的推广。
