Sensation seeking has been often associated with at risk snow behaviors. Recent research hashighlighted the need to develop a specific measure to assess sensation seeking in specific activities like skiing andsnowboarding. The aim of the current study was to examine the factorial validity of the Italian version of the ContextualSensation Seeking Questionnaire for Skiing and Snowboarding (CSSQ-S). 434 skiers and snowboarders (aged 18-84years) participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed in order to assess the factorial validity ofthe scale. Results revealed that the factor structure of the CSSQ-S provided a good fit to the data. This study found theCSSQ-S to be reliable, partially invariant across occasional and habitual skiers and snowboarders, and have concurrentand convergent validity. This scale provides a useful tool to assess sensation seeking among skiers and snowboardersin Italian-speaking population.
La ricerca di sensazioni è stata spesso associata alla messa in atto di comportamenti rischiosi,come gli sport invernali fuoripista. Lo scopo del presente studio è di esaminare la validità fattoriale della versioneitaliana del Contextual Sensation Seeking Questionnaire per sciatori e snowboarder (CSSQ-S). La scala sembraavere buone caratteristiche psicometriche e la struttura fattoriale sembraessere parzialmente invariante tra sciatorie snowboarder di diverse età che praticano attività fuoripista abitualmente vs occasionalmente
Factorial validity of the Italian version of the Contextual Sensation Seeking Questionnaire for Skiing and Snowboarding (CSSQ-S).
Scacchi L;Monaci M
2018-01-01
Abstract
Sensation seeking has been often associated with at risk snow behaviors. Recent research hashighlighted the need to develop a specific measure to assess sensation seeking in specific activities like skiing andsnowboarding. The aim of the current study was to examine the factorial validity of the Italian version of the ContextualSensation Seeking Questionnaire for Skiing and Snowboarding (CSSQ-S). 434 skiers and snowboarders (aged 18-84years) participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed in order to assess the factorial validity ofthe scale. Results revealed that the factor structure of the CSSQ-S provided a good fit to the data. This study found theCSSQ-S to be reliable, partially invariant across occasional and habitual skiers and snowboarders, and have concurrentand convergent validity. This scale provides a useful tool to assess sensation seeking among skiers and snowboardersin Italian-speaking population.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
