Abstract
The purpose of this study was to validate to portuguese language and Brazilian population the Telic Dominance Scale (TDS). Participated four translators and three PhD in sports psychology in the processes of translation, adaptation and content validation to portuguese language of TDS. The sample was composed of 391 athletes of 16 cities of Paraná and São Paulo state participants of 2012 Parana's Open Games 2012 São Paulo's Interior Open Games. The validation instrument was the Telic Dominance Scale (TDS). It was used the back translation method, analysis of content validity, descriptive analysis of data by mean values (X), standard deviation (SD), minimum and maximum, Cronbach's alpha, intraclass correlation coefficient and confirmatory factorial analysis. Results demonstrated that 12 items were excluded from the TDS portuguese version due insufficient values in validation content coefficient; the internal consistency of two dimensions of the instrument were satisfactory (α = 0.75 and α = 0.74), but one dimension was below the recommended (α = 0.44); showed good temporal stability by intraclass correlation coefficient ranging between r = 0.90 and r = 0.98; regarding construct validity, 13 items were excluded because they did not present individual reliability; generally, the values of absolute, incremental and parsimonious model fit indicators of TDS with 17 items (X2 = 216.26, GL = 117, p = 0.001, X2 / df = 1.84, GFI = 0.94, RMR = 0.09, RMSEA = 0.04, TLI = 0.82, NFI = 0.81, AGFI = 0.92, CFI = 0.90, ECVI = 0.72) expressed acceptable construct validity of the portuguese version. Conclusion: the "Escala de Dominância Télica" (TDS), portuguese language version of Telic Dominance Scale (TDS) is valid and reliable for use in the brazilian context.
KEY WORDS:
Psychometry; Sport; Reversal theory
