Fullerton, Chris, Lane, Andrew M., Nevill, Alan M., Devonport, Tracey J. (2018) Does the Brief Self-Control Scale Assess Relatively Stable Individual Differences in Self-Control Among Endurance Athletes? Journal of Sport Behavior, 41 (1). pp. 27-39. ISSN 0162-7341. (KAR id:66360)
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Abstract
Endurance athletes are a population where self-control in the form of following training plans, race plans, and pacing schedules is key to performing successfully. A valid and stable measure of self-control has theoretical and applied value through the ability to identify athletes who might be susceptible to poor self-control. The present study reports the test-retest stability of the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS). 132 endurance athletes (18-65 years) completed the 13-item BSCS on two occasions, separated by two weeks. Stability was measured by calculating the test-retest differences for each questionnaire item, with a stable item showing 90% of respondents’ test-retest differences within a reference value of ±1. Analyses revealed seven items to be stable with the question, Q11 = “I am able to work effectively toward long-term goals”, demonstrating greatest stability (96.3%). In contrast, six items showed relatively poor stability with test-retest difference scores ranging from 83.4-89.4%. Chi-square tests of independence revealed no associations with categorical levels of age, gender, sport, and training habits. In the context of the current findings, we argue that the six unstable items do not represent dispositional self-control behaviours among endurance athletes. Future researchers are encouraged to assess the stability of individual items rather than favoring a summary statistic, particularly when developing trait measures.
Item Type: | Article |
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Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Sport and Exercise Sciences |
Depositing User: | Christopher Fullerton |
Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2018 12:07 UTC |
Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2023 10:49 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/66360 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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