Esther Nederhof */**, Michel S. Brink * and Koen A.p.m. Lemmink ***
(*) Center for Human Movement Sciences and Center for Sport, Exercise and Health, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Netherlands
(**) Department of Human Physiology and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
(***) School of Sports Studies, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, Netherlands
Citation
Nederhof, E., S. Brink, M., A.p.m. Lemmink, K. (2008). Reliability and validity of the Dutch Recovery Stress Questionnaire for athletes. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 39(4), 301-311.
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the cross-cultural validity of the Recovery Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-sport) by analysing reliability and validity of a Dutch translation. Two studies were performed to assess test-retest reliability with a one week interval, internal consistency and factor structure. Criterion validity was assessed in the first study only, with the Profile of Mood States as a criterion measure. The test-retest reliability of the Dutch RESTQ-sport was comparable to measurements with short intervals in the original version. Internal consistency was also comparable to the original version, with higher Cronbach’s alphas at the second measurement compared to the first in both studies. Factor analyses confirmed the stress-recovery structure of the Dutch RESTQ-sport. Criterion validity was also supported. Overall, it was concluded that the Dutch RESTQsport has reliability and validity similar to the original version, which gives support to the cross-cultural usefulness of the scale. Limitations of the original RESTQsport should be kept in mind when using the translation.
Keywords: Dutch Recovery Stress Questionnaire