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Adaptation of the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample of Athletes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Constantino Arce ,
Cristina De Francisco ,
Elena Andrade ,
Gloria Seoane  and
Thomas Raedeke
Constantino Arce*
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Cristina De Francisco
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Elena Andrade
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Gloria Seoane
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Thomas Raedeke
Affiliation:
East Carolina University (USA)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Constantino Arce. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. 15782 Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Phone +34-881813795. E-mail: constantino.arce@usc.es
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Abstract

In this paper, we offer a general version of the Spanish adaptation of Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ) designed to measure the syndrome of burnout in athletes of different sports. In previous works, the Spanish version of ABQ was administered to different samples of soccer players. Its psychometric properties were appropriate and similar to the findings in original ABQ. The purpose of this study was to examine the generalization to others sports of the Spanish adaptation. We started from this adaptation, but we included three alternative statements (one for each dimension of the questionnaire), and we replaced the word “soccer” with the word “sport”. An 18-item version was administered to a sample of 487 athletes aged 13 and 29 years old. Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the factor structure, but two items modification were necessary in order to obtain a good overall fit of the model. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the questionnaire were satisfactory.

En el presente estudio se ofrece una versión genérica de la adaptación española del Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ) para medir el síndrome de burnout en diversas modalidades deportivas. En investigaciones anteriores, la versión española del ABQ fue aplicada a diferentes muestras de futbolistas españoles, logrando unas propiedades psicométricas adecuadas, similares a las encontradas en el ABQ original. El objetivo de este trabajo consistió en comprobar el grado de generalización a otros deportes de la adaptación española. Se partió de esta adaptación a la que se le añadieron tres ítems con enunciados alternativos (uno para cada dimensión del cuestionario) y se sustituyó la palabra fútbol por deporte. Este cuestionario de 18 ítems fue aplicado a 487 deportistas con un rango de edad entre los 13 y los 29 años. Análisis factoriales confirmatorios replicaron la estructura factorial, pero fueron necesarias dos re-especificaciones para conseguir un buen ajuste. En cuanto a la fiabilidad, se refirieron valores aceptables tanto de consistencia interna como de estabilidad.

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ABQadaptationburnoutathletesgeneralizationABQadaptaciónburnoutdeportistasgeneralización

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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , November 2012 , pp. 1529 - 1536
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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