Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Self-Talk Questionnaire for Sports

The purpose of present study was to examine validity and reliability of the Persian version of Self-Talk Questionnaire for Sports. For this purpose, 209 athletes of different individual and team sports completed the questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis based on structural equations was used for construct validity of questionnaire. Internal consistency and temporal reliability of questionnaire was calculated by Cronbach alpha and Intraclass Correlation Coefficients, respectively. Results of Confirmatory factor analysis revealed two factor structures of self-talk (cognitive and motivational factors) with 11 items. Cronbach alpha and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient was calculated greater than 0.81, that indicated the appropriate internal consistency and temporal reliability of questionnaire. Therefore, the Persian Version of Self-Talk Questionnaire for Sports can be used as a valid and reliable tool to measure functions of self-talk among Iranian athletes.