Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2007. Vol. Vol. 19 (nº 4). 699-705
Sebastián Feu, Sergio José Ibáñez, Amândio Graça* y Jaime Sampaio**
Universidad de Extremadura, * Universidad de Porto (Portugal) y ** Universidad de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal)
El propósito de este estudio fue desarrollar un cuestionario para investigar las orientaciones que adoptan de los entrenadores españoles de balonmano en el proceso de entrenamiento. El trabajo se desarrolló en cuatro fases al objeto de mejorar la comprensión de los ítems, validar el cuestionario y refinar las propiedades psicométricas del instrumento. En el estudio participaron 334 entrenadores españoles de balonmano, el 86.5% hombres y el 13.2% mujeres. Surgieron seis factores del análisis factorial exploratorio del cuestionario: orientación hacia el trabajo colectivo, orientación tecnológica, orientación innovadora, orientación al diálogo, orientación directiva, y una orientación de clima social. Los resultados estadísticos indicaron que los factores encontrados tenían una validez y fiabilidad adecuadas (a>.70), acreditando a este cuestionario como una herramienta útil para identificar las orientaciones que adoptan los entrenadores en los procesos de entrenamiento.
Psychometric evaluation of the Coach Orientation Questionnaire with a Spanish sample of handball coaches. The purpose of this study was to develop a questionnaire to investigate volleyball coaches’ orientations toward the coaching process. The study was preceded by four developmental stages in order to improve user understanding, validate the content, and refine the psychometric properties of the instrument. Participants for the reliability and validity study were 334 Spanish volleyball team coaches, 86.5% men and 13.2% women. The following 6 factors emerged from the exploratory factor analysis: team-work orientation, technological orientation, innovative orientation, dialogue orientation, directive orientation, and social climate orientation. Statistical results indicated that the instrument produced reliable and valid scores in all the obtained factors (a> .70), showing that this questionnaire is a useful tool to examine coaches’ orientations towards coaching.
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