VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY OF THE TURKISH VERSION OF THE BODY PRESSURE QUESTIONNAIRE PERCEIVED BY FEMALE ATHLETES FROM THEIR COACHES (APBPCQ)

The purpose of this study is to determine the Turkish Validity and Reliability of the scale named “The Athletes’ Perceived Body Pressures from Coaches Questionnaire (APBPCQ)” developed by Eck and Byrd-Bredbenner (2022). The research population consists of female athletes over the age of 18 residing in Türkiye. It was determined that the factor loadings of items of the scale were above 0.40 and the explained variance was 75.025%, and no item was removed from the scale. In the findings regarding confirmatory factor analysis, the fit index values found for the body pressure questionnaire perceived by female athletes from their coaches were determined as normal and acceptable values. In the findings regarding internal consistency, the Cronbach’s α coefficient for the body pressure questionnaire perceived by female athletes from their coaches was found to be 0.844. Cronbach’s α coefficient for the sub-dimension “Athletes’ Perception of Coaches’ Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Body Weight and Shape” is 0.884, for the sub-dimension “Coaches’ Role Perception Regarding Athletes’ Body Weight and Shape” is 0.857, for the sub-dimension “Coaches’ Perception That They Should Not Advise Athletes Regarding Body Weight and Shape” is 0.711 and for the sub-dimension “Coaches’ Perception of Expectations Regarding Athletes’ Body Weight and Shape” is 0.878. It has been determined that this questionnaire, which has a high level of validity and reliability (Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient = 0.844), is a practical and easily applicable evaluation method in assessing the body pressure perceived by female athletes over the age of 18 from their coaches