Reproducibility of the brief religious coping inventory with African athletes’ sample using ordinal factor analytical approach
BackgroundPrevious studies have revealed that religious coping strategy is common among athletes due to the stressful experiences before and during competitions as part of the mental preparations they go through, the uncertainty of sporting outcomes, and other organizational issues they encounter. T...
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| description | BackgroundPrevious studies have revealed that religious coping strategy is common among athletes due to the stressful experiences before and during competitions as part of the mental preparations they go through, the uncertainty of sporting outcomes, and other organizational issues they encounter. This research assessed the reproducibility of the Brief Religious Coping (RCOPE) instrument in an African setting using athletes’ samples from different countries. Particularly, the research sought to assess the (1) factor structure of Brief RCOPE with an African sample, (2) construct validity of the RCOPE measure, and (3) measurement invariance of the RCOPE instrument based on gender and nationality.MethodsThe study surveyed a convenient sample of 300 athletes, including 164 male and 136 female athletes, from 3 African countries (Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria) who participated in the 2018 West African University Games. The Brief RCOPE instrument was administered to the athletes for validation purposes before the competition. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted using the ordinal factor analytic approach.ResultsThis validation study confirmed the two-factor dimension (positive and negative religious coping) of the Brief RCOPE measure. Further, all items for each of the dimensions of the inventory contributed significantly to the measure of the Brief RCOPE domains. The positive and negative religious coping dimensions contributed more than half of the variance of their respective indicators. Measurement invariance across gender and nationality was confirmed.ConclusionSufficient evidence was gathered to support the interpretation and use of the Brief RCOPE measure. Coaches and sports psychologists could adopt the Brief RCOPE measure to understand the mental or thought patterns of religious athletes based on existential concerns or stress accrued from impending competitions to inform appropriate religious coping interventions. This notwithstanding, the Minimum Clinical Important Difference (MCID) of the Brief RCOPE should be further investigated to enhance the utility of the instrument for use in intervention-based studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6c4353cf09044b6ab131fb072cc6a052023-01-04T21:15:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-01-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10382021038202Reproducibility of the brief religious coping inventory with African athletes’ sample using ordinal factor analytical approachEdmond Kwesi Agormedah0Frank Quansah1Medina Srem-Sai2Francis Ankomah3Francis Ankomah4John Elvis Hagan5John Elvis Hagan6Thomas Schack7Department of Business and Social Sciences Education, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Educational Foundations, University of Education, Winneba, GhanaDepartment of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sports, University of Education, Winneba, GhanaDepartment of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Education, SDA College of Education, Asokore-Koforidua, GhanaDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaNeurocognition and Action-Biomechanics-Research Group, Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyNeurocognition and Action-Biomechanics-Research Group, Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyBackgroundPrevious studies have revealed that religious coping strategy is common among athletes due to the stressful experiences before and during competitions as part of the mental preparations they go through, the uncertainty of sporting outcomes, and other organizational issues they encounter. This research assessed the reproducibility of the Brief Religious Coping (RCOPE) instrument in an African setting using athletes’ samples from different countries. Particularly, the research sought to assess the (1) factor structure of Brief RCOPE with an African sample, (2) construct validity of the RCOPE measure, and (3) measurement invariance of the RCOPE instrument based on gender and nationality.MethodsThe study surveyed a convenient sample of 300 athletes, including 164 male and 136 female athletes, from 3 African countries (Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria) who participated in the 2018 West African University Games. The Brief RCOPE instrument was administered to the athletes for validation purposes before the competition. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted using the ordinal factor analytic approach.ResultsThis validation study confirmed the two-factor dimension (positive and negative religious coping) of the Brief RCOPE measure. Further, all items for each of the dimensions of the inventory contributed significantly to the measure of the Brief RCOPE domains. The positive and negative religious coping dimensions contributed more than half of the variance of their respective indicators. Measurement invariance across gender and nationality was confirmed.ConclusionSufficient evidence was gathered to support the interpretation and use of the Brief RCOPE measure. Coaches and sports psychologists could adopt the Brief RCOPE measure to understand the mental or thought patterns of religious athletes based on existential concerns or stress accrued from impending competitions to inform appropriate religious coping interventions. This notwithstanding, the Minimum Clinical Important Difference (MCID) of the Brief RCOPE should be further investigated to enhance the utility of the instrument for use in intervention-based studies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1038202/fullAfricaathletescoping mechanismsfactor analysisreligionreproducibility |
| spellingShingle | Edmond Kwesi Agormedah Frank Quansah Medina Srem-Sai Francis Ankomah Francis Ankomah John Elvis Hagan John Elvis Hagan Thomas Schack Reproducibility of the brief religious coping inventory with African athletes’ sample using ordinal factor analytical approach Frontiers in Psychology Africa athletes coping mechanisms factor analysis religion reproducibility |
| title | Reproducibility of the brief religious coping inventory with African athletes’ sample using ordinal factor analytical approach |
| title_full | Reproducibility of the brief religious coping inventory with African athletes’ sample using ordinal factor analytical approach |
| title_fullStr | Reproducibility of the brief religious coping inventory with African athletes’ sample using ordinal factor analytical approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reproducibility of the brief religious coping inventory with African athletes’ sample using ordinal factor analytical approach |
| title_short | Reproducibility of the brief religious coping inventory with African athletes’ sample using ordinal factor analytical approach |
| title_sort | reproducibility of the brief religious coping inventory with african athletes sample using ordinal factor analytical approach |
| topic | Africa athletes coping mechanisms factor analysis religion reproducibility |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1038202/full |
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