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Psychometrische Eigenschaften einer deutschsprachigen Adaptation des Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS)

Ein Instrument zur Erfassung psychischer Fertigkeiten im Sport

Published Online:March 02, 2015https://doi.org/10.1026/1612-5010/a000008

Abstract

Zusammenfassung. Der Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS; Thomas, Murphy & Hardy, 1999) ist ein Fragebogen zur Erfassung psychischer Techniken und Fertigkeiten, die Athleten im Training und Wettkampf verwenden. Auf der Basis einer Stichprobe von 378 Sportlern verfolgt dieser Beitrag das Ziel, die psychometrische Qualität einer deutschsprachigen Adaptation des TOPS (TOPS-D) zu untersuchen. Konfirmatorische Faktorenanalysen ergeben für den Trainings- sowie den Wettkampfkontext Hinweise für die Angemessenheit der postulierten Acht-Faktoren-Modelle. Die inneren Konsistenzen der Skalen schwanken zwischen .56 und .86 und betragen im Mittel .76. Der TOPS-D diskriminiert zwischen Athleten unterschiedlicher Leistungsstärke und korreliert im erwarteten Sinn mit einer deutschsprachigen Version des Ottawa Mental Skills Assessment Tool (OMSAT-3*; Durand-Bush, Salmela & Green-Demers, 2001). Insgesamt bestätigen die Ergebnisse zum TOPS-D weitgehend jene zur Originalversion. Wenngleich einzelne Skalen revisionsbedürftig sind, lässt sich der TOPS-D in der Forschung und – mit Vorbehalt – in der Beratungspraxis im deutschen Sprachraum einsetzen.


Psychometric properties of a German language adaptation of the Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS): An instrument developed to measure psychological skills in sport

Abstract. The Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS; Thomas, Murphy & Hardy, 1999) was designed to assess an athlete’s use of psychological skills and strategies during practice and competition. Based on a sample of athletes (N = 378), this paper examines the psychometric quality of a German adaptation of the TOPS. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the two hypothesized multidimensional models for both the practice and the competition setting provided an adequate fit to the data. The internal consistency of the scales ranged from .56 to .86. The TOPS-D scores discriminated between the athletes’ level of expertise and correlated, as expected, with two questionnaires assessing self-regulation techniques. The results replicated the ones reported for the original TOPS and support its use in German-speaking communities, although further development is required.

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