Translation and Validation of a Thai Version of the Superstitious Rituals Questionnaire in Collegiate Athletes
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This study's purpose was to translate and validate the superstitious rituals questionnaire. The superstitious rituals questionnaire was developed by Bleak and Frederick (1998) and translated into Thai language. This study is on the process of back translation. Result indicated that the superstitious rituals questionnaire Thai version was correct and appropriate for Thai collegiate athletes. We performed a confirmatory factor analysis. The subjects were 270 collegiate athletes (163 males and 107 females). These students were aged 18 to 25 years. The superstitious rituals questionnaire consisted of 45 items for seven factors; clothing and appearance, fetish, pre-game, game/meet, team rituals, prayer, and coach. Data were analyzed using the mean, percentage, frequency, Cronbach's alpha coefficient and confirmatory factor analysis. This questionnaire was administered in the subjects' sports competition. A confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the good fit model (χ2/df =1.03, RMSEA = 0.01, NNFI = 1.00, CFI = 1.00, RMR = 0.08, GFI = 0.91, AGIF = 0.84). The superstitious rituals consist of seven factors: clothing and appearance, fetish, pre-game, game/meet, team rituals, prayer, and coach. Alpha reliability was 0.95. The conclusion indicates that the superstition rituals questionnaire is suitable for Thai collegiate athletes.
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