TRANSLATION AND FACTORIAL VALIDATION OF THE MINDFULNESS INVENTORY FOR SPORT IN THAI VERSION (MISt)

Authors

  • Chatkamon - singnoy faculty of sport science, Burapha University
  • Naruepon VONGJATURAPAT
  • Sirinapha NOYPHON
  • Frank LU

Keywords:

Mindfulness, Translation and adaptation, Psychometrics, Cross-culture

Abstract

This study was to translate and to validity of the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport (MIS) into Thai version. The sample of 572 Thai student-athletes of University (62.8% males and 37.2% females, they play in diverse sports with a mean age of 19.7 years; an average sport experience of 6 years); and practice 4.8 days per week and training 3.2 hours per day. Convenience random sampling was used for collect data. Moreover, the data collection was used online questionnaire. The statistic was used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to analyze data.

The results showed that the mindfulness inventory in sport of Thai version had a reliability of 0.93 and a model structure consisting of 15 sub-questions and 3 factors. The model parameter estimation was   (57) = 107.42, p< 0.05, NFI = 0.99, ECVI = 0.42, SRMR = 0.059, RMSEA = 0.039., that show adequate fit. Moreover, other indicators is similar with the original research. The Thai language version of the mindfulness inventory in sport model therefore presents the same structure as the original and shows similar measurement characteristics. Therefore, this study indicates that the mindfulness inventory in sport of Thai version are accurate and can be apply to used and to assess the mindfulness inventory in sport of Thai athletes.

Author Biography

Chatkamon - singnoy, faculty of sport science, Burapha University

My name is Chatkamon Singnoy. I was born 06 March 1978 in Chantaburi Province and grew up with family of agriculturist. I received a secondary education from Lansing Wittayakom School in Chantaburi. After that for 4 year, I had completed in bachelor's degree on Sport Science-Sports Coaching and management in College of Physical Education, Chonburi campus with 3.43 GPA, moreover between bachelor's years, I recieved the scholarship of RuamChit RomKlao Foundation for Youth under Her Majesty the Queen's Patronage. And I got scholarship for Master and Doctoral degree from Commission on Higher Education in which established for higher education (sport psychology). I was completed doctoral degree in 2008 at Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand. In 2010, I had pursue great opportunity for post-doctoral of Erasmus Mundus scholarship which had studied at Faculty of sport, Porto University, Portugal.

The extra job with Sport Authority of Thailand, I was sport psychologist consultants for athlete on SEA game, Asian Beach, Asian Game, and Olympic Game since 2008 - present.

In Burapha University, I was the lecturer both of undergraduate and graduate level such as football, practice football, football referee, football coaching, futsal, track and field, football for health, sport massage, sport innovation, basic research, behavioral science foundation in exercise and sport, applied sport psychology and sport psychology; and football coach  since 2002 to the present.

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2020-09-13

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2020)

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