THE TEAM-REFERENT AVAILABILITY OF SOCIAL SUPPORT QUESTIONNAIRE: TURKISH ADAPTATION, VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY

This study aims to conduct the translation, validity and reliability studies of Team-referent Availability of Social Support Questionnaire with the participation team athletes competing at different levels. Coffee, Freeman and Allen (2017) developed the measurement tool. The questionnaire was translated by following the stages proposed by Beaton et al. (2000). The athletes actively competing in football, basketball, volleyball, and handball branches at different levels in Turkish leagues at least for 3 years were recruited. The study included three consolidated studies. In the first study, the content validity was tested while second and third studies included the construct validity and reliability. Confirmatory Factor Analysis in AMOS was used for construct validity analysis. The results in the first study displayed that the questionnaire had valid content. The factor loads and distribution were found. RMSEA and SRMR values of the four-factor model were low while CFI was high. In the third study, four-factor structure was retested with the inclusion of an independent athlete group. In this last stage, RMSEA and SRMR values of the four-factor model were found to be low while CFI was high. Consequently, The Turkish Form of Team-referent Availability of Social Support Questionnaire was seen to be valid and reliable among Turkish athletes to assess social support perception related to the team