Spanish Adaption of Passion Scale in Sport Context

Passion towards an activity constitutes one of the main features when explaining both physical and emotional well-being. The type of passion experienced toward sport, obsessive or harmonious, has different effects on emotions and exercise adherence. A Spanish adaption of the Passion Scale in sport context is proposed in this paper. In the first study, the scale has been applied to 146 athletes (M-age=15.94; SDage=1.99). Once the scale was calibrated, 396 athletes from different competitive categories (M-age=18.74; SDage=6.35), Autonomous Communities and sports were assessed. Quantitative analyses confirmed the bidimensionality of the scale (chi(2)/df=2.74, CFI=95; TLI=93; RMSEA=0.056-0.079; WRMR=.94), showing and adequate reliability (alpha=.81 in both dimensions). Evidence of validity in relation to other variables such as affect, motivation and coach autonomy support are provided.