1. Invitation to Participate
You are being invited to participate in this research study about examining the validation of the Scales of Psychological Well-Being in Sport. You, as a competitive athlete are being asked to participate, as your sporting life has an impact on your psychological well-being.
2. Why is this study being done?
Self-Determination Theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985) as a theory of motivation, postulates that having a sense of choice and volition (i.e. autonomy), a sense of efficacy in performance (i.e. competence), and the need to feel connected, cared of and accepted by significant others (i.e. relatedness) are the essential factors (i.e. psychological needs) for optimal development, motivation and psychological well-being (Deci & Ryan, 2001). Research on athletes' well-being is limited (Lundqvist, 2011). Notwithstanding, the studies investigating well-being in sport have not distinguished between global (general) well-being and well-being specific to the sport context.
Since there is lack of measurements for assessing athletes' well-being in the sport context (Lundqvist, 2011), the purpose of the present study is to examine: 1) how well a modified construct (i.e. Scales of Psychological Well-Being in Sport) measures the psychological well-being in the sport context, and b) the relationship between social factors, psychological needs, types of motivation, and psychological well-being.
3. How long will you be in this study?
It is expected that you will be in the study approximately for 15 minutes.
4. What are the study procedures?
If you agree to participate you will be asked to complete an online questionnaire. The questionnaire will include four sections: a demographics questionnaire, the Sport Climate Questionnaire (modified version of the HCCQ; Williams, Freedman, & Deci, 1998), the Basic Needs Satisfaction in Sport Scale (BNSSS; Ng, Lonsdale, & Hodge, 2011), the Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire (BRSQ; Lonsdale, Hodge, & Rose, 2008), and the Scales of Psychological Well-Being in Sport (modified version of the Scales of Psychological Well-Being (SPWB; Ryff, 1989).
5. What are the risks and harms of participating in this study?
There are no known or anticipated risks or discomforts associated with participating in this study.
6. What are the benefits of participating in this study?
You may not directly benefit from participating in this study but the information gathered from this study may provide researchers with further information regarding a measurement for assessing competitive athletes’ well-being on a contextual level.
7. Can participants choose to leave the study?
If you decide to withdraw from the study, you have the right to request withdrawal of information collected about you. If you wish to have your information removed please let the researcher know.
8. How will participants’ information be kept confidential?
No personal identifiers will be collected in this study, therefore data provided by the participants will remain anonymous, and will be kept confidential and accessible only to the investigators of the study. While we do our best to protect your information there is no guarantee that we will be able to do so. If data is collected during the project which may be required to report by law we have a duty to report. The investigators will store the study data both in electronic and paper files. Electronic files will be stored on a University local hard drive, and password protected devices (i.e., laptop, and memory stick). The paper files will be stored in a locked cabinet in a secured room at Western premises. All data will be destroyed after five years. If the results of the study are published, your name will not be used.