Measuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China;2. Department of Health and Physical Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China;3. School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Australia;1. Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Germany;2. Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Germany;3. School of Applied Science, London South Bank University, UK;1. Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK;2. School of Life Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames, UK;3. Sixdegrees Ltd, Budapest, Hungary;1. Department of Psychology, Emory University, United States;2. McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, MA, United States;3. Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands;4. Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, United States;5. Center for Systems Imaging, Emory School of Medicine, United States;6. Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, United States;7. Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial (Bedford) VA Hospital, United States;8. Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, United States;1. University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222, USA;2. National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth Co. Kildare, Ireland;1. School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia;2. School of Human Health and Social Sciences, Central Queensland University Rockhampton, QLD 4702, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Decentering, the ability to observe one's thoughts and feelings from a detached view, has gained increased attention in recent years. With this renewed interest comes a need for a reliable and valid tool to measure decentering in sport contexts. Therefore, in this multi-study paper we report the development and initial validation of a sport-specific self-report measure of decentering, the Decentering Scale for Sport (DSS). Based on an initial pool of context-specific items with acceptable content validity, a unidimensional decentering construct was confirmed in four independent athletic samples (n = 1255). Satisfactory internal consistency reliability and partial measurement invariance across gender and sport type was demonstrated. Convergent and concurrent validity of the DSS was established by showing positive and medium to large associations with mindfulness, well-being, flow, vitality, enjoyment and positive affect, and negative and medium to large associations with cognitive fusion, experiential avoidance, anxiety and negative affect. Discriminant validity of decentering with mindfulness and self-compassion was also established. Findings suggest that the DSS is a reliable and valid measure of decentering in sport contexts, and can be applied in future research and applied practice to measure decentering. |
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| Keywords: | Athlete Cognitive defusion Decentering Factor analysis Re-perceiving Scale development |
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