Adaptation for Mountain Sports (PCSP-M) of the Spanish Version of the Questionnaire "Psychological Characteristics related to Sports Performance" (PCSP)

The aim of this study is to adapt the Spanish Version of the Psychological Characteristics related to the Sports Performance questionnaire (PCSP) for practitioners in mountain sports (PCSP-M), in order to have more resources for analyzing psychological factors in this sport field. The sample consisted of 497 athletes, from seven mountain-sports modalities. The sample adequacy was calculated using the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin system (KMO=.908) and Bartlett's significance (p=.000), followed by a exploratory and factorial factor analysis. We obtained a questionnaire consisting of 45 items and 4 factors that analyze the Stress Control, Influence of external factors on performance, Self-confidence and Motivation. The reliability of the instrument was verified by internal consistency analysis (alpha=.904). Results allow us to confirm that this adaptation is a useful and accurate instrument, with adequate psychometric properties, to analyze psychological factors that influence on the performance of practitioners in mountain sports.