Propiedades psicométricas y resultados de la aplicación de la escala de disfrute y competencia percibida en baloncesto de iniciación

The aims of this study were: (a) to know the psychometric properties from a scale that allowed to measure enjoyment and perceived competence in youth basketball, and (b) to verify these measures in the same population. Sixty hundred sixty seven player (M = 10.62; SD = 0.78) from 52 teams were participants. Twelve experts assessed the content and 20 children the understanding. An exploratory factor analysis, a confirmatory factor analysis and a reliability analysis using Cronbach’s alpha, h index, and intraclass correlation coefficient were carried out. The tool is valid and reliable to measure youth basketball enjoyment and perceived competence. The participants showed higher values of enjoyment and perceived competence, without differences by gender or age