Measurement in Sport and Exercise Psychology provides a complete analysis of the tools and methods used in sport and exercise psychology research. Each chapter of this accessible text presents key measurement variables and concepts, including their definitions; an evaluation of the measurement constructs and tools available; and an explanation of any controversies in each topic. The text includes access to an online resource that presents 14 measurement instruments in their entirety. This resource also contains additional web links to many other measurement instruments.
Drawing on their experience as leading researchers in the field, editors Tenenbaum, Eklund, and Kamata have selected a team of recognized scholars to bring both breadth and depth to this essential resource. By thoroughly examining each measurement tool, Measurement in Sport and Exercise Psychology assists readers in determining strengths and limitations of each tool and discovering which tools are best suited to their research projects. Readers will also gain critical knowledge to expand the field by recognizing opportunities for new methods of measurement and evaluation.
The text begins with a historical review of measurement in sport and exercise psychology followed by a comprehensive description of theories and measurement issues. It provides detailed information regarding ethical and cultural issues inherent in the selection of specific testing protocols as well as issues in interpreting meta-analysis. This is followed by discussion of the commonly used constructs and inventories in three areas: cognition, perception, and motivation measurement; emotion (affect) and coping measurement; and social and behavioral measurement.
Recommendations for researchers and practitioners included at the end of each chapter provide starting points for considering ways to incorporate chapter content into research projects and professional practice. Tables located at the end of each chapter summarize key information for quick reference and provide online sources, when available, so that readers can access each measurement tool. Original source information is provided for those tools not available online.
Measurement in Sport and Exercise Psychology assists readers in evaluating the effectiveness of specific measurement tools. As the most complete and up-to-date directory of tools and inventories in the field of sport and exercise, this text offers a thorough explanation of considerations, controversies, recommendations, and locations for accessing these measurement tools.
chapter 1. Measurement in Sport and Exercise Psychology: Introduction and Thoughts about Scale Construction
Chapter 2. Measurement Practice in Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Historical, Comparative, and Psychometric View
Part I. Measurement Basics, Methods, and Issues
Chapter 3. Reliability
Chapter 4. Conceptualizing Validity
Chapter 5. Validating Scores from New Assessments: A Comparison of Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory
Chapter 6. Factorial Invariance: Tools and Concepts for Strengthening Research
Chapter 7. Modeling Change Over Time
Chapter 8. Rasch Modeling in Sort
Chapter 9. Idiosyncratic Measures in Sport
Chapter 10. Dynamic Assessment in Sport
Chapter 11. Verbal Reports of Cognitive Processes
Chapter 12. Making Sense of Words and Stories in Qualitative Research: Some Strategies for Consideration
Chapter 13. Developmentally Informed Measurement in Sport and Exercise Psychology Research
Chapter 14. Cultural Sport Psychology: Special Measurement Considerations
Chapter 15. Synthesizing Measurement Outcomes through Meta-Analysis
Chapter 16. Ethics: Assessment and Measurement in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Part II. Cognition, Perception, and Motivation Measurement
Chapter 17. Cognitive Measures Related to Exercise and Physical Activity
Chapter 18. Anticipation and Decision Making: Skills, Methods, and Measures
Chapter 19. A Method for Measuring Mental Representations
Chapter 20. Physical Self-Concept
Chapter 21. Exercise and Self-Perception Constructs
Chapter 22. Exercise-Related Self-Efficacy
Chapter 23. Self-Efficacy and Collective-Efficacy
Chapter 24. Effort Perception
Chapter 25. A Review and Critique of Measures of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Sport and Exercise
Chapter 26. Exercise Motivation
Chapter 27. Achievement Motivation Processes
Part III. Emotion and Affect and Coping Measurement
Chapter 28. Affect, Mood, and Emotion
Chapter 29. Emotional Reactivity
Chapter 30. Flow
Chapter 31. Burnout
Chapter 32. Bayesian Approach of Measuring Competitive Crisis
Chapter 33. Psychological Skills
Chapter 34. Coping in Sport and Exercise
Part IV. Social and Behavior Measurement
Chapter 35. Cohesion: Its Nature and Measurement
Chapter 36. A Sequential Analysis of team Communications and Effects on Team Performance
Chapter 37. Models and Measurement of Leadership in Sport
Chapter 38. Prosocial and Antisocial Behaviors
Chapter 39. Behavioral Measurement of Physical Activity
Gershon Tenenbaum, PhD, is a professor of educational psychology at Florida State University in Tallahassee, where he teaches courses on measurement in sport and exercise. He previously served as the director of the Center of Research and Sport Medicine at the Wingate Institute in Israel and was the coordinator of the sport psychology program at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia.
Tenenbaum’s research on measurement and statistical methods in the domain of sport and exercise psychology has been widely published, and he has published over 300 articles in peer-refereed journals and book chapters in leading journals in psychology, sport and exercise psychology, sports medicine, and sport sciences. In addition, he has edited and written several handbooks and books, including the Handbook of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Third Edition (with Robert Eklund), Case Studies in Applied Psychophysiology: Neurofeedback and Biofeedback Treatments for Advances in Human Performance (with William Edmonds), The Cultural Turn in Sport and Exercise Psychology (with Tatiana Ryba and Robert Schinke), Brain and Body in Sport and Exercise: Biofeedback Applications in Performance Enhancement (with Boris Blumenstein and Michael Bar-Eli), The Practice of Sport Psychology, and Research Methodology in Sport and Exercise Sciences: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods (with Marcy Driscoll).
Robert C. Eklund, PhD, is a professor of sport psychology in the department of educational psychology and learning systems at Florida State University in Tallahassee, where he was recently named the Mode L. Stone Distinguished Professor of Sport Psychology. He earned his doctoral degree in exercise and sport science with a specialization in sport and exercise psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is a fellow of both the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK).
Eklund has published over 60 articles in referred journals; coedited (with Gershon Tenenbaum) the prestigious Handbook of Sport Psychology, Third Edition; coauthored two measurement manuals; and authored or coauthored 12 book chapters in the area of sport and exercise psychology. Eklund has presented his research and participated as a keynote lecturer and invited colloquia participant at numerous conferences worldwide.
Akihito Kamata, PhD, is a professor of psychometrics and educational measurement in the department of educational methodology, policy, and leadership at the University of Oregon. Before joining the University of Oregon in 2009, he was on faculty at Florida State University for 11 years, where he also served as the chair of the department of educational psychology and learning systems.
Kamata's primary research interest is implementation of item-level test data analysis methodology through item response theory modeling, multilevel modeling, and structural equation modeling. Kamata has done pioneering work on multilevel item response theory modeling, which is represented by his 2001 publication in the Journal of Educational Measurement, a special issue on multilevel measurement modeling in the Journal of Applied Measurement in 2005, and several book chapters on the topic, including a chapter in the Handbook of Advanced Multilevel Analysis (2011). He has other publications on psychometrics, measurement theory, and applied measurement, including articles in the Journal of Educational Measurement, Applied Psychological Measurement, Structural Equation Modeling, and Psychometrika.