AUTHOR=Zhang Renfang , Gao Shenmao , Dou Guangbo 

TITLE=Preliminary revision of the Physical Education Grit Scale in Chinese athletes

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1136872

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1136872

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Objective</title><p>The work aimed to revise the <italic>Physical Education Grit Scale</italic> (<italic>PE-Grit</italic>) applicable to Chinese athletes.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>Five hundred and thirty-eight professional athletes from Chinese sports colleges and provincial sports teams were selected by cluster random sampling. Then, the <italic>PE-Grit</italic> was analyzed for project analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, criterion-related validity analysis, and reliability analysis.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Independent sample <italic>t</italic>-test and item-total correlation analysis of the questions showed that 16 items of the scale had good discrimination. According to the confirmatory factor analysis model, the factor structure consisted of 2 subscales and 4 dimensions (χ<sup>2</sup>/df = 1.827; CFI = 0.961; TLI = 0.953; IFI = 0.961; RMSEA = 0.051). Moreover, Cronbach’s α of the total scale and the 4 dimensions were between 0.751 and 0.865. A significant positive correlation existed between the <italic>PE-Grit</italic>, and self-control, which showed good criterion-related validity.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Revised <italic>PE-Grit</italic> can measure Chinese athletes’ physical education grit for its good reliability and validity.</p></sec>