Data set : Validation of the French version of mental toughness measurement among athletes

<p>Data set:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Validation of the French version of mental toughness measurement among athletes </strong></p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>The objective of this study was to evaluate the factorial validity of the translated French version of the questionnaire measuring mental toughness &quot;MTQ48&quot; according to the 4/6Cs (four and six components) theoretical constructs of <a href="#_ENREF_5">Clough et al. (2002)</a>. The 48 items assess the following components: challenge; commitment; emotional and life control; ability and interpersonal confidence; and overall mental toughness (MT) score. The sample consisted of 302 athletes (153 males and 149 females), aged 14-27 years (M 20.25; SD 3.8). The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) performed by principal component analysis (PCA) with the PROMAX method did not confirm the four and six component theoretical structure of the MTQ48, but a good statistical fit could be obtained with a reduced version of 37 items and three components MTQ37_3C : Challenge-Commitment CC, Confidence CF and Control CT. Cronbach&#39;s alpha suggests that each of the three factors has adequate internal consistency (alpha CC = .991; alpha CF = .989; alpha CT = .813). The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin index for measuring sampling quality was (.991) and Bartlett&#39;s sphericity index was (df = 666; p &lt; .001), indicating that CFA is appropriate. MES structural equation modelling confirmed that the 3 factors represent a good model fit (&chi;&sup2; = 678 564, df = 628, CFI = .997, SRMR = .019, RMSEA = .017). In conclusion, our results allowed us to propose a valid and reliable French measure of three components of mental toughness among athletes.</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>mental toughness, French version, validation, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Validation de la version fran&ccedil;aise de la mesure de la force mentale chez les sportifs </strong></p> <p><strong>R&eacute;sum&eacute;</strong></p> <p>L&#39;objectif de cette &eacute;tude &eacute;tait d&#39;&eacute;valuer la validit&eacute; factorielle de la version fran&ccedil;aise traduite du questionnaire qui mesure la force mentale &quot;MTQ48&quot; selon les constructions th&eacute;oriques 4/6Cs (quatre et six composantes) du mod&egrave;le de <a href="#_ENREF_5">Clough et al. (2002)</a>. Les 48 items &eacute;valuent les composantes suivantes : le d&eacute;fi ; l&#39;engagement ; le contr&ocirc;le des &eacute;motions et de la vie ; la confiance en capacit&eacute;s et interpersonnelle, ainsi que le score global de la force mentale (FM). L&#39;&eacute;chantillon &eacute;tait compos&eacute; de 302 sportifs (153 hommes et 149 femmes), &acirc;g&eacute;s de 14 &agrave; 27 ans (M 20.25 ; ET 3.8). L&#39;analyse factorielle confirmatoire (AFC) effectu&eacute;e par l&#39;analyse des composantes principales (ACP) avec la m&eacute;thode PROMAX n&#39;a pas confirm&eacute; la structure th&eacute;orique &agrave; quatre et six composantes du MTQ48, mais un bon ajustement statistique a pu &ecirc;tre obtenu avec une version r&eacute;duite de 37 items et de trois composantes MTQ37_3C : le D&eacute;fi- Engagement DE, la Confiance CF et le Contr&ocirc;le CT. Le coefficient alpha de Cronbach sugg&egrave;re que chacun des trois composantes poss&egrave;de une coh&eacute;rence interne ad&eacute;quate (alpha DE = .991 ; alpha CF = .989 ; alpha CT = .813). L&#39;indice de Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin pour mesurer la qualit&eacute; de l&#39;&eacute;chantillonnage &eacute;tait de (.991) et l&#39;indice de sph&eacute;ricit&eacute; de Bartlett &eacute;tait (df = 666 ; p &lt;.001), indiquant que l&#39;AFC est appropri&eacute;. La mod&eacute;lisation des &eacute;quations structurelles MES a confirm&eacute; que les 3 composantes repr&eacute;sentent un bon ajustement du mod&egrave;le (&chi;&sup2; = 678 564, df = 628, CFI = .997, SRMR = .019, RMSEA = .017). En conclusion, nos r&eacute;sultats ont permis de proposer une mesure fran&ccedil;aise valide et fiable de trois composantes de la force mentale chez les sportifs.</p> <p><strong>Mots clefs </strong>: force mentale, version fran&ccedil;aise, validation, analyse factorielle confirmatoire mod&eacute;lisation des &eacute;quations structurelles..</p>