Li F, Harmer P, Acock A
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, USA.
Res Q Exerc Sport. 1996 Jun;67(2):228-38. doi: 10.1080/02701367.1996.10607949.
Research on achievement goal orientation in sport has relied primarily on traditional statistical methodology to examine group mean differences. Unfortunately, examination of the measurement model is generally ignored prior to means testing. This study reports an application of structural equation modeling (SEM) in testing measurement invariance and latent mean structure of the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ; Duda & Nicholls, 1989) using male and female college students. A confirmatory factor analysis for testing invariance revealed invariant measurement properties and factor structures across gender, indicating that task and ego orientation are similarly conceptualized by male and female students. Subsequent testing of latent mean structures, however, showed significant gender differences with respect to ego orientation, but no difference in task orientation. The SEM procedures used in the present study demonstrate additional construct validity and internal consistency reliability for the TEOSQ and, by confirming its factor structure, provide a sound psychometric basis for its continued use in substantive studies focusing on the comparison of achievement goal orientation across gender.
体育领域中关于成就目标定向的研究主要依赖传统统计方法来检验组间均值差异。遗憾的是，在进行均值检验之前，通常会忽略对测量模型的检验。本研究报告了结构方程模型（SEM）在检验运动任务与自我定向问卷（TEOSQ；Duda & Nicholls，1989）的测量不变性和潜在均值结构方面的应用，研究对象为男女大学生。一项用于检验不变性的验证性因素分析揭示了跨性别的不变测量属性和因素结构，这表明任务定向和自我定向在男女学生中具有相似的概念化理解。然而，后续对潜在均值结构的检验显示，在自我定向方面存在显著的性别差异，但在任务定向方面没有差异。本研究中使用的SEM程序证明了TEOSQ具有额外的结构效度和内部一致性信度，并且通过确认其因素结构，为该问卷在聚焦于跨性别成就目标定向比较的实证研究中持续使用提供了可靠的心理测量学依据。
