Validity and Reliability of the Questionnaire of Role Ambiguity in Greek Team Sports

George Karamousalidis1, Konstantinos Laparidis1, Christos Galazoulas2, & Evangelos Bebetsos1

1Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Hellas

2Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Hellas

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of the questionnaire of Role Ambiguity (Role Am- biguity Scale, Beauchamp et al., 2002), in offensive and defensive responsibilities, of Greek Team Sports’ ath- letes, by checking its structural validity and reliability. The sample consisted of 411 athletes, basketball, vol- leyball, handball and soccer. Reliability analysis confirmed satisfactory Cronbach’s alpha rates from 76 to 86. At the same time, through confirmatory factor analysis, four factors were found:The Scope of the Responsibilities, Role Behavior, Role Evaluation and Role Consequences both in offending and defending. In conclusion, the results confirmed the reliability and structural validity of the questionnaire regarding its use in Greek Team Sports’ settings.

Key words: Role Ambiguity, defensive – offensive responsibilities, team sports