Measuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport
Decentering, the ability to observe one's thoughts and feelings from a detached view, has gained increased attention in recent years. With this renewed interest comes a need for a reliable and valid tool to measure decentering in sport contexts. Therefore, in this multi-study paper we report th...
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| description | Decentering, the ability to observe one's thoughts and feelings from a detached view, has gained increased attention in recent years. With this renewed interest comes a need for a reliable and valid tool to measure decentering in sport contexts. Therefore, in this multi-study paper we report the development and initial validation of a sport-specific self-report measure of decentering, the Decentering Scale for Sport (DSS). Based on an initial pool of context-specific items with acceptable content validity, a unidimensional decentering construct was confirmed in four independent athletic samples (n = 1255). Satisfactory internal consistency reliability and partial measurement invariance across gender and sport type was demonstrated. Convergent and concurrent validity of the DSS was established by showing positive and medium to large associations with mindfulness, well-being, flow, vitality, enjoyment and positive affect, and negative and medium to large associations with cognitive fusion, experiential avoidance, anxiety and negative affect. Discriminant validity of decentering with mindfulness and self-compassion was also established. Findings suggest that the DSS is a reliable and valid measure of decentering in sport contexts, and can be applied in future research and applied practice to measure decentering. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-265852021-11-30T08:01:57Z Measuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport Zhang, C. Chung, P. Si, G. Gucciardi, Daniel Decentering, the ability to observe one's thoughts and feelings from a detached view, has gained increased attention in recent years. With this renewed interest comes a need for a reliable and valid tool to measure decentering in sport contexts. Therefore, in this multi-study paper we report the development and initial validation of a sport-specific self-report measure of decentering, the Decentering Scale for Sport (DSS). Based on an initial pool of context-specific items with acceptable content validity, a unidimensional decentering construct was confirmed in four independent athletic samples (n = 1255). Satisfactory internal consistency reliability and partial measurement invariance across gender and sport type was demonstrated. Convergent and concurrent validity of the DSS was established by showing positive and medium to large associations with mindfulness, well-being, flow, vitality, enjoyment and positive affect, and negative and medium to large associations with cognitive fusion, experiential avoidance, anxiety and negative affect. Discriminant validity of decentering with mindfulness and self-compassion was also established. Findings suggest that the DSS is a reliable and valid measure of decentering in sport contexts, and can be applied in future research and applied practice to measure decentering. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26585 10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.02.006 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Elsevier BV fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Zhang, C. Chung, P. Si, G. Gucciardi, Daniel Measuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport |
| title | Measuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport |
| title_full | Measuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport |
| title_fullStr | Measuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport |
| title_short | Measuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport |
| title_sort | measuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: the development and initial validation of the decentering scale for sport |
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