Psychometric validation of the Czech PLOC-R in high-school physical education

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11510%2F25%3A10504460" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11510/25:10504460 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=QoWR3m7h.g" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=QoWR3m7h.g</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1629138" target="_blank" >10.3389/fspor.2025.1629138</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Psychometric validation of the Czech PLOC-R in high-school physical education
Original language description
Introduction The Perceived Locus of Causality (PLOC) scale is widely used to assess motivation in physical education (PE), but no validated Czech version has been available. This study aimed to translate, adapt, and validate the revised PLOC (PLOC-R) in Czech high school students.Methods A total of 2,967 students (mean age = 16.62, SD = 1.18) completed the Czech-adapted PLOC-R along with measures of psychological need satisfaction and PE engagement. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) tested its five-factor structure, while exploratory analyses identified problematic items.Results The initial model showed moderate fit, but removing three items resulted in better factorial validity of the scale (CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.06). Internal consistency was acceptable (omega = 0.78-0.90), except for external regulation (omega = 0.58). The scale demonstrated strict measurement invariance across gender and grade, and correlations with external variables supported its validity.Discussion This study provides the first validated Czech PLOC-R, enabling reliable assessment of PE motivation and facilitating cross-cultural comparisons.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project
<a href="/en/project/GA23-05873S" target="_blank" >GA23-05873S: Motivation for physical education in Czech high school students: Longitudinal associations with psychosocial antecedents and cognitive outcomes</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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