Adaptation and Testing of the Factorial Structure of the Physical Education Grit Scale for Use in Secondary Education in Spain

Jerónimo González-Bernal, Sergio Gonzalez-Bernal, Carlos Salavera, Carmen Fernández-Ortega, Rubén Trigueros Ramos, José M. Aguilar-Parra and María Josefa González-Santos
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Jerónimo González-Bernal: Department of Psychology, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Sergio Gonzalez-Bernal: Department of Psychology, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Carlos Salavera: Department of Psychology, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Carmen Fernández-Ortega: Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain
Rubén Trigueros Ramos: Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain
José M. Aguilar-Parra: Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain
María Josefa González-Santos: Department of Psychology, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 16, 1-9

Abstract: The challenges faced by students during Physical Education classes embrace both physical and academic aspects. Therefore, each individual possesses a series of internal psychological mechanisms, such as Grit, which allow them to adapt and overcome the vicissitudes. However, there are no scales that assess Grit in Span. Thus, the aim of the present study is to test the factor structure of the Physical Education Grit Scale in Span of Physical Education classes. For this purpose, 857 secondary school students took part in the present study. In order to test the factor structure, a confirmatory factor analysis, an exploratory factor analysis, an analysis of the reliability of the questionnaire and an analysis of temporal stability were carried out. The results showed that the factor structure consisted of two factors and four sub-factors (? 2 /df = 2.17 ( p = 0.001); CFI = 0.96; TLI = 0.96; IFI = 0.96; RMSEA = 0.051; SRMR = 0.037). In addition, the reliability and temporal stability analyses showed acceptable indices. Based on these results, evidence of reliability and validity of the Physical Education Grit Scale in Span of Physical Education is provided.

Keywords: grit; psychometric properties; physical education; adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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