Cross-cultural invariance of the basic psychological needs in exercise scale and need satisfaction latent mean differences among Greek, Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish samples

Vlachopoulos, Symeon; AŞÇI, FEVZİYE; Cid, Luis; ERSÖZ, GÖZDE; Gonzalez-Cutre, David; Antonio Moreno-Murcia, Juan; Moutao, Joao

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.03.002

Cross-cultural invariance of the basic psychological needs in exercise scale and need satisfaction latent mean differences among Greek, Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish samples

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Vlachopoulos S., AŞÇI F. H., Cid L., ERSÖZ G., Gonzalez-Cutre D., Antonio Moreno-Murcia J., ...More

PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, vol.14, no.5, pp.622-631, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 14 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.03.002
Journal Name: PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.622-631
Keywords: Self-determination theory, Measurement equivalence, Need satisfaction, Multi-sample confirmatory factor analysis, SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY, FIT INDEXES, MOTIVATION, AUTONOMY, VALIDATION, ORGANIZATIONS, RELATEDNESS, COMPETENCE, ADHERENCE, BENEFITS
Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: The present study examined the extent to which scores from the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale are measurement invariant across Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, and Turkish samples of exercise participants.