Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2010. Vol. Vol. 22 (nº 4). 1004-1009
Yago Ramis, Miquel Torregrosa, Carme Viladrich y Jaume Cruz
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
El objetivo de este estudio es diseñar una versión adaptada al español de la Escala de Ansiedad Competitiva (SAS-2). El cuestionario, elaborado originalmente por el grupo de investigación en psicología del deporte de la Universidad de Washington para evaluar la ansiedad en deportistas de iniciación, ha sido traducido y adaptado siguiendo el protocolo APA y se han evaluado sus propiedades psicométricas mediante análisis de consistencia interna, análisis factorial confirmatorio y evidencias en favor de la validez. La versión española de la Escala de Ansiedad Competitiva ha mostrado buenos coeficientes de fiabilidad en todas sus subescalas y su estructura factorial ha replicado fielmente la obtenida por la medida original. Los resultados apuntan que la versión adaptada del cuestionario es una medida adecuada y válida para la evaluación de la ansiedad en deportistas en etapa de iniciación.
Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Sport Anxiety Scale SAS-2 for young athletes. The aim of this study is to design a Spanish version of the Sport Anxiety Scale (SAS-2). The questionnaire, originally developed by the Washington University research group in sport psychology to evaluate anxiety in young athletes, was translated and adapted following the APA protocol and its psychometric properties were assessed through internal consistency analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and validity evidence. The Spanish version of the Sport Anxiety Scale has revealed good internal consistency indexes in each subscale and its factor structure has faithfully replicated the one obtained in the original measure. Results indicate that the adapted version of the questionnaire is an adequate and valid measure for the assessment of anxiety in young athletes.