Research article - (2012)11, 141 - 146
Confirmation of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES) With a Sample of People who do Healthy Exercise
Juan A Moreno-Murcia1,, Celestina Martínez-Galindo1, Víctor Moreno-Pérez1, Pablo J. Marcos2, Fernanda Borges2
1University of Miguel Hernández of Elche (UMH),
2Catholic University Saint Anthony of Murcia (UCAM), Spain

Juan A Moreno-Murcia
✉ Centro de Investigación del Deporte, Universidad Miguel, Hernández de Elche, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 03202 Elche (Alicante), Spain
Email: j.moreno@umh.es
Received: 24-11-2011 -- Accepted: 25-01-2012
Published (online): 01-03-2012
ABSTRACT

This study aimed to cross-validate the psychometric properties of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES) by Vlachopoulos and Michailidou, 2006 in a Spanish context. Two studies were conducted. Confirmatory factor analysis results confirmed the hypothesized three-factor solution In addition, we documented evidence of reliability, analysed as internal consistency and temporal stability. Future studies should analyse the scale's validity and reliability with different populations and check their experimental effect.
Key words: Self-determination, psychological mediators, autonomy, competence, relatedness, factorial validity, health, fitness

Key Points
  • The Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES) is valid and reliable for measuring basic psychological needs in healthy physical exercise in the Spanish context.
  • The factor structure of three correlated factors has shown minimal invariance across gender.








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Confirmation of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES) With a Sample of People who do Healthy Exercise
Juan A Moreno-Murcia, Celestina Martínez-Galindo, Víctor Moreno-Pérez, Pablo J. Marcos, Fernanda Borges
2012(11), 141 - 146.
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