Cultural adaptation of the Assessment of Coach Emotions to the Spanish sports context (ACE-E)
Ordeix Cordón, Lídia 
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Alcaraz Garcia, Saül 
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Recerca de l'Esport)
Belza, Haizea 
(Universidad del País Vasco. Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación)
Viladrich, Carme 
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Institut de Recerca de l'Esport
| Date: |
2024 |
| Description: |
32 pàg. |
| Abstract: |
Coaches' emotional expression significantly influences sport environments and is mediated by social and cultural construction of emotions. Therefore, this study aims to culturally adapt the Assessment of Coach Emotions for the Spanish sports context (ACE-E), provide evidence of its validity and reliability, and propose a suitable model for adapting observation instruments. The study involved coaches, sports psychologists, experts that study emotions, linguists, and translators. It was conducted in three phases. First, a literature review was conducted, and four coaches were interviewed. Secondly, the necessary linguistic and content changes were implemented. Finally, the ACE-E was tested by coding and analyzing 500 minutes of recordings of eight coaches' performance and evaluated for reliability, usefulness, and feasibility. The results show that ACE-E receives the same support for validity and reliability as the original instrument in the English language, demonstrating the effectiveness of its cultural adaptation for assessing the emotional expression of Spanish coaches. |
| Grants: |
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades RTI2018-095468-B-I00 Generalitat de Catalunya 2020 FI SDUR00098
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| Rights: |
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| Language: |
Anglès |
| Document: |
Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar |
| Subject: |
Cultural adaptation ;
Systematic observation ;
Emotions ;
Coaches ;
Coach-athlete interactions |
| Published in: |
International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, Vol. 19, Num. 4 (April 2024) , p. 1395-1405 |
DOI: 10.1177/17479541241247005
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