Psychometric Properties of Persian Version of the Children Sporting Cohesion Questionnaire

The purpose of this research was to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of children sporting cohesion questionnaire. For this purpose، 160 athletes children with mean age of 10. 9 years completed the Persian version of the children’s sporting cohesion questionnaire. Results were examined using descriptive and inferential statistics. Confirmatory factor analysis results suggest that the goodness of fit index is 0. 93 and Comparative Fit Indices are 0. 97، which in this questionnaire two factors and in each factor seven items are properly verified. In addition، Cronbach''s alpha coefficient results and intra-class correlation coefficient showed that group cohesion of children''s questionnaire has appropriate internal and temporal consistency in answers. Therefore، The Persian version of children’s sporting cohesion questionnaire is of acceptable reliability and validity and researches are able to use the Persian version of the children''s sporting questionnaire as a reliable and valid tool to measure children''s group cohesion.