RT Journal Article
T1 Preliminary validation of a Spanish version of the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ)
T2 Validación preliminar de una versión española del Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ)
A1 Francisco Palacios, Cristina de
A1 Arce Fernández, Constantino
A1 Graña, Mar
K1 Engagement
K1 Athletes
K1 AEQ
K1 Validity
K1 Reliability
AB The Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ) has showed evidence of its validity and reliability for measuring engagement in athletes. Engagement in athletes is a positive and persistent experience characterized by emotions and cognitions of confidence, vigor, dedication and enthusiasm. The purpose of this study was to adapt the AEQ into Spanish. AEQ-Spanish was administered to a sample of 509 Spanish athletes and data were subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis. The original model comprising four factors (confidence, vigor, dedication and enthusiasm) was replicated. All estimated parameters were statistically significant and overall fit of the model was reasonable (indexes of goodness of fit reached the minimum values). The values of Cronbach´s alpha were also satisfactory for each factor with values above .70 cutoff. In conclusion, the Spanish version of AEQ offers similar psychometric properties to the findings in original version and it will allow researchers to carry out research in the Spanish context to identify personal and situational factors that contribute to engagement
PB Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
SN 1132-239X
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/17678
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/17678
LA eng
NO De Francisco, C., Arce, C. and Graña, M. (2017). Preliminary validation of a Spanish version of the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ). Revista de Psicología del Deporte, vol. 26, suppl. 4, pp- 22-27
NO This research has been carried out thanks to the economic support of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Project PSI2014-56935-P)
DS Minerva
RD 22 abr 2026