TRANSLATION AND VALIDATION OF THE THAI VERSION OF THE ATHLETIC MENTAL ENERGY SCALE (AMES-T)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/jsst.2023.3Keywords:
Mental energy, psychology of sport excellence, cross-cultural validation, peak performanceAbstract
This study aimed to translate and to validate the Athletic Mental Energy Scale (AMES) into Thai version. In study 1, we investigated the content validity by inviting 15 participants (sport/language experts=5; athletes=10) to examine the appropriateness of the content of a translated AMES-Thai. In study 2, the sample included 572 Thai student-athletes from University teams in Thailand (62.8% men and 37.2% women) who participate in various sports, both individual and team, and have a mean age of 19.7 years. Moreover, we examined the factorial structure and reliability of the AMES-Thai using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and reliability analysis. In study 3, the sample included 442 Thai student-athletes from university teams in Thailand; we investigated the convergent and discriminant validity via correlations among the AMES-Thai and athletes’ stress, positive state of mind, and burnout. AMES-Thai had a moderate-to-high positive correlation with athletic mentality, reflecting the convergence validity of the Thai version of the AMES as having factors from the same structure as the original version. Results showed that the 6-factor, 18-item AMES-Thai had adequate validity and reliability. We recommend that Thai scholars and sports professionals use the AMES-Thai for future research and practice.
(Journal of Sports Science and Technology 2023; 23(1): 36-51)
(Received: 17 August 2022, Revised: 20 December 2022, Accepted: 9 January 2023)
Keywords: Mental Energy/ Psychology of Sport Excellence/ Cross-Cultural Validation/ Peak Performance
* Corresponding author: Chatkamon SINGNOY
Faculty of Sport Science, Burapha University Chon Buri, THAILAND
E-mail: chatkamon@gmail.com
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