Open AccessContent Validation of a Recreational and Sport Risk-Taking Scale
Author(s) -
Émilie Belley-Ranger,
Hélène Carbonneau,
François Trudeau
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of emerging sport studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-3184
DOI - 10.26522/jess.v1i.3698
Subject(s) - recreation , applied psychology , psychology , scale (ratio) , content validity , construct (python library) , delphi method , sensation seeking , fidelity , social psychology , focus group , perception , consumption (sociology) , risk perception , personality , psychometrics , developmental psychology , marketing , engineering , computer science , geography , business , sociology , political science , social science , artificial intelligence , law , programming language , cartography , neuroscience , electrical engineering
Purpose: The practice of sport and leisure has many physiological and psychological benefits. However, certain behaviours may contravene the physical integrity and well-being of participants, notably through sports injuries. Several endogenous (sensation seeking, risk perception, psycho- affective aspects, substance consumption, age) and exogenous (social influence, recreational and sporting factors, protective equipment, physical environment) dimensions make up risk-taking behaviours. Method: A qualitative study helped in developing an explanatory risk-taking model. A scale, based on the results of this work, could serve as a useful tool to better understand the determinants of leisure risk-taking among young people and, thus, propose more relevant prevention measures. The purpose of our research is to precisely design and attest to the content validity of a scale based on measuring recreational and sport risk-taking factors among young people between the ages of fourteen and twenty-four years through a Delphi survey with experts (n=7) and two focus groups (n=12). Results: Our findings show that, after these two data collections, the questionnaire displays satisfactory content validity. Continued analysis of psychometric qualities will ensure construct vali dity and fidelity.