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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Sports Act. Living
Sec. Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement
Volume 6 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1526512

Perceived quality of padel users: adaptation and validation of the QPadel assessment tool

Provisionally accepted
Nicolás Fernández-Martínez Nicolás Fernández-Martínez 1Alejandro Lara-Bocanegra Alejandro Lara-Bocanegra 2*Ramón Gómez-Chacón Ramón Gómez-Chacón 1Pablo Gálvez Ruiz Pablo Gálvez Ruiz 3
  • 1 Centro de Estudios Universitarios Cardenal Spínola, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain
  • 2 Loyola Andalusia University, Seville, Spain
  • 3 Valencian International University, Castelló de la Plana, Valencia, Spain

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    Padel is currently an emerging sport that has experienced significant growth, enjoying popularity and widespread accessibility among the population. However, the padel context lacks a tool to assess the perceived quality of users in padel facilities and sports services. This study aims to adapt and validate an evaluation tool based on a literature review, using a sample of 402 users (298 men and 104 women, predominantly a frequency of play of 1-2 days a week for 1-2 hours) from clubs across the Andalusian Autonomous Community (South of Spain). Psychometric properties were evaluated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency through Cronbach's Alpha indicator and composite reliability, as well as convergent and discriminant validity, using the statistical software SPSS (v.22). The findings demonstrated adequate psychometric properties in various analyses (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis), showing both internal consistency and validity (convergent and discriminant). The QPadel tool represents a significant contribution and advancement in the academic literature, with potential positive impacts on decision-making for improving padel facilities and services, as well as enhancing competitiveness.

    Keywords: Padel, perceived quality, Sport management, Sports Services, Sports facilities

    Received: 11 Nov 2024; Accepted: 28 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Fernández-Martínez, Lara-Bocanegra, Gómez-Chacón and Gálvez Ruiz. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Alejandro Lara-Bocanegra, Loyola Andalusia University, Seville, Spain

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