Attitude scale toward traditional children’s motor games: a validity and reliability study

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  • Remzi Eşkil Faculty of Sport Sciences, Gazi University, Türkiye
  • Mehmet Kadir Akbulut Faculty of Sport Sciences, Gazi University, Türkiye
  • Kezban Gülşen Eşkil Faculty of Sport Sciences, Gazi University, Türkiye
  • Yaprak Kalemoğlu Varol Faculty of Sport Sciences, Gazi University, Türkiye
  • Tuba Kizilet Topateş Faculty of Sport Sciences, Marmara University, Türkiye
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.718151
Keywords: Traditional Children's Motor Games, Attitude, Student, Validity, Reliability

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop a scale that can validly and reliably measure students' attitudes towards traditional children's motor games. While developing the scale, an item pool was created, expert opinion was taken, a preliminary application was made and then validity and reliability studies were conducted. At first, an item pool was created with 31 students. Afterwards, a preliminary application was made on a group of 15 or 20 people. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted with 795 participants, and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted with 392 participants. A valid and reliable measurement tool was developed based on the responses of a total of 1,187 participants. As a result of EFA, it was determined that the final scale consisted of 20 items and 2 sub-dimensions named as Positive Attitudes and Negative Attitudes, and this structure was confirmed by CFA. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients were calculated as .95 for the Positive Attitudes sub-dimension, .91 for the Negative Attitudes sub-dimension and .95 for the whole scale. As a result, the findings show that the developed scale can measure students' attitudes towards traditional children's motor games in a valid and reliable way.

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Published
24-05-2026
How to Cite
Eşkil, R., Akbulut, M. K., Eşkil, K. G., Varol , Y. K., & Topateş, T. K. (2026). Attitude scale toward traditional children’s motor games: a validity and reliability study . SPORT TK-EuroAmerican Journal of Sport Sciences, 15, 44. https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.718151
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