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dc.contributor.authorZhang, C.
dc.contributor.authorChung, P.
dc.contributor.authorSi, G.
dc.contributor.authorGucciardi, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:54:14Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:54:14Z
dc.date.created2016-03-24T19:30:13Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationZhang, C. and Chung, P. and Si, G. and Gucciardi, D. 2016. Measuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 24: pp. 147-158.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26585
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.02.006
dc.description.abstract

Decentering, the ability to observe one's thoughts and feelings from a detached view, has gained increased attention in recent years. With this renewed interest comes a need for a reliable and valid tool to measure decentering in sport contexts. Therefore, in this multi-study paper we report the development and initial validation of a sport-specific self-report measure of decentering, the Decentering Scale for Sport (DSS). Based on an initial pool of context-specific items with acceptable content validity, a unidimensional decentering construct was confirmed in four independent athletic samples (n = 1255). Satisfactory internal consistency reliability and partial measurement invariance across gender and sport type was demonstrated. Convergent and concurrent validity of the DSS was established by showing positive and medium to large associations with mindfulness, well-being, flow, vitality, enjoyment and positive affect, and negative and medium to large associations with cognitive fusion, experiential avoidance, anxiety and negative affect. Discriminant validity of decentering with mindfulness and self-compassion was also established. Findings suggest that the DSS is a reliable and valid measure of decentering in sport contexts, and can be applied in future research and applied practice to measure decentering.

dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleMeasuring decentering as a unidimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume24
dcterms.source.startPage147
dcterms.source.endPage158
dcterms.source.issn1469-0292
dcterms.source.titlePsychology of Sport and Exercise
curtin.departmentSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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