The Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale in Team Sports; Validity and Reliability Study

Yucel Uysal; Turhan Toros; Mehmet Cagri Cetin; Funda Coskun Ozyol; Emre Serin; Sinan Guzel; Rabia Yildiz Ozturk

doi:10.23751/pn.v24iS1.12994

The Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale in Team Sports; Validity and Reliability Study

Authors

Yucel Uysal Department of Family Medicine, Medical Faculty, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
Turhan Toros Department of Sports Sciences, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
Mehmet Cagri Cetin Department of Sports Sciences, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
Funda Coskun Ozyol Department of Sports Sciences, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
Emre Serin Department of Sports Sciences, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
Sinan Guzel Arpacbahsis Family Health Center (Primary Care Unit), Mersin, Turkey
Rabia Yildiz Ozturk Department of Sports Sciences, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

Keywords:

Team sports, athlete, doping, performance, attitude

Abstract

Study Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate performance enhancement attitudes of active licensed athletes in team sports. Methods: The research sample of this study consists of 371 actively licensed athletes aged 18 and over in team sports (football, basketball, volleyball, and handball). The average age of the athletes is 24.42 ± 2.12. Participation in the study was carried out on a voluntary and confidential basis. Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale, developed by Petroczi (2002) and adapted to Turkish by Yıldız & Toros (2018), was used as a data collection tool. Results: In the analysis of the data, the Cronbach alpha coefficient test and the Pearson Correlation Coefficient were used to reveal the test-retest value. The Cronbach alpha coefficient for the team athletes of the scale was 0.84, and the test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.88. Conclusion: According to the research findings, the results of the reliability analysis reveal that the scale can be used on licensed athletes in team sports.

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