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, 2012. Vol. Vol. 24 (nº 3). 470-476
Ignacio Pedrosa, Eduardo García-Cueto, Javier Suárez-Álvarez y Blanca Pérez Sánchez
Universidad de Oviedo
El apoyo social es una de las variables que ejerce una mayor influencia en el ámbito deportivo. Esta variable no afecta únicamente al rendimiento del deportista, sino que ha demostrado su relación con trastornos como el Síndrome de Burnout. El objetivo del trabajo ha sido adaptar al castellano una Escala de Apoyo Social específica del contexto deportivo. El grupo normativo sobre el que se aplicó la versión final de la adaptación constaba de 397 deportistas federados con edades entre 13 y 64 años (media= 19,23 y D.T.= 6,67). La escala muestra una adecuada validez factorial y de constructo, con índices de ajuste aceptables (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin= 0,785; Raíz del Promedio de los Residuales Estandarizados (RMSR)= 0,078; Criterio Kelly= 0,075), así como correlaciones negativas con las dimensiones del Burnout y nulas respecto a la autoestima. Además, cuenta con una fiabilidad elevada (a= 0,88). Por otra parte, se han encontrado diferencias estadísticamente significativas en función del sexo, siendo las mujeres quienes perciben un mayor apoyo social. Por el contrario, son los deportistas de equipo e internacionales quienes tienden a percibir un menor apoyo social. Además, se comprobó si existía funcionamiento diferencial de los ítems por sexo, no existiendo funcionamiento diferencial en ninguno de los ítems evaluados.
Spanish adaptation of a perceived Social Support Scale in sportspeople. Social support is a variable that has a great influence in the sport context. In fact, this variable not only affects the athlete’s performance but it has also shown to be related to psychological disorders such as Burnout Syndrome. The aim of this paper was to illustrate the Spanish adaptation of a social support scale in the sport context. The normative group who took part in the final version of the research was composed of 397 athletes aged between 13 and 64 years old (mean= 19.23 and standard deviation= 6.67). The scale shows: adequate factorial and construct validity, acceptable fit indexes (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin= 0.785, Root Mean Square Residual= 0.078; Kelly’s criterion= 0.075), a negative correlation with the dimensions of burnout and no relationship with respect to self-esteem. In addition, it also shows high reliability (a= 0.88). Furthermore, statistically significant differences have been found in relation to genders - where women require greater social support. In contrast, males tend to display a lower level of social support with team players and international athletes. Moreover, differential item functioning (DIF) was carried out to explore sex bias, however, none of the items exhibit DIF problems.