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Source Of Stress In Sport: A Rasch Calibration, Christine Williams, Ramona Stone, Seungho Ryu Oct 2018

Source Of Stress In Sport: A Rasch Calibration, Christine Williams, Ramona Stone, Seungho Ryu

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The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of a stress in sport inventory by determining optimal categorization and model-data fit, and calibrate the sources of stress items associated with individual and team sport athletes using Rasch modeling. The study examines the intensity level of various sources of acute stress experienced by competitive athletes. The Sources of Stress in Sport Inventory (SSSI) was generated to measure intensity level of perceived stress in sport. A total of 336 college-aged males (N=167) and females (N=169) who previously competed in high school or college sports participated. Function of the rating …