Further Validation of the Coach Identity Prominence Scale

Abstract

This study was designed to examine select psychometric properties of the Coach Identity Prominence Scale (CIPS), including the reliability, factorial validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and predictive validity. Coaches (N = 338) who averaged 37 (SD = 12.27) years of age, had a mean of 13 (SD = 9.90) years of coaching experience, and were currently coaching 46 different sports, served as the participants in this study. Participants completed a questionnaire that included four sections: Demographics, identity prominence (CIPS; Pope & Hall, 2014), motivation (Coach Motivation Questionnaire [CMQ]; McLean, Mallet, & Newcombe, 2012), and passion (The Passion Scale; Vallerand et al., 2003). The findings provided support for the various types of reliability and validity tested in the present study, with only partial support for discriminant validity. The CIPS may therefore serve as a viable option for researchers interested in further understanding the identity or psychological processes of coach.

Key words:

• centrality
• evaluative emotions
• motivation
• passion
• role identity model

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to thank the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada for the scholarship they provided to the first author during the formation of the study and a portion of the data collection process. Additionally, our appreciation is extended to the Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program, who provided the first author with a scholarship for the remaining duration of data collection, as well as data analysis and manuscript writing processes. Finally, we wish to thank the participants who gave freely of their time, because without them this study would not have been possible. This study was conducted as a requirement of a PhD thesis by the first author under the supervision of the second author.