Abstract
The purpose of this study was to construct providing and receiving social support scales for sports teams. The participants were 563 student athletes (male : 395, female : 168) . First, social support items were selected from previous studies by sports psychologists, and these items were modified to assess receiving and providing support contexts. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted to analyze both providing and receiving support items, and 1 factor (6 items) was extracted in both the providing and receiving scales. In addition, reliability and factorial validity were confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) in both scales. Construct validity was also confirmed in this study. The results suggested that the Providing and Receiving Social Support Scales for Sports Teams have sufficient validity and reliability. Therefore, the constructed scales were judged to be suitable for measuring the social support reciprocity in sports team and examining the relationships of athletes in further studies.
