“In terms of demographics, a lot of the previous research in those areas had centered on either Black or white men. This past summer, Antunez collaborated with Assistant Professor of Psychology Caroline Mann on a major project focusing on post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among Latino men. I’ve gotten a good exposure and experience in terms of what I want for my future career goals.” Working with the organization’s domestic violence support groups, she says, “has helped me explore my interests in terms of the kinds of people I want to work with. in counseling or clinical psychology in the next couple of years, and her interest in working particularly with the Latino community will be augmented by the language skills she’s built as a Spanish major.Īntunez has been able to practice and improve her bilingual capabilities during an internship with Casa Latina, a nonprofit agency that addresses the needs of the Roanoke Valley’s Spanish-speaking community. Those opportunities will be crucial as she plans to pursue a Ph.D. “In terms of academics, I’ve had a lot of experience with research that I think would have been harder for me to attain at larger schools,” she states. Esta obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-CompartirIgual 4.A double major in psychology and Spanish, Yareli Sosa Antunez ’23 says that over the past four years, a significant advantage she has enjoyed as a Hollins undergraduate has been evidenced time and again. In conclusion, the Spanish version of AEQ offers similar psychometric properties to the findings in original version and it will allow researchers to carry out research in the Spanish context to identify personal and situational factors that contribute to engagementĬopyright (c) 2017 Cristina De Francisco, Constantino Arce, Mar Graña. The values of Cronbach´s alpha were also satisfactory for each factor with values above. All estimated parameters were statistically significant and overall fit of the model was reasonable (indexes of goodness of fit reached the minimum values). The original model comprising four factors (confidence, vigor, dedication and enthusiasm) was replicated. AEQ-Spanish was administered to a sample of 509 Spanish athletes and data were subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis. The purpose of this study was to adapt the AEQ into Spanish. Engagement in athletes is a positive and persistent experience characterized by emotions and cognitions of confidence, vigor, dedication and enthusiasm. The Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ) has showed evidence of its validity and reliability for measuring engagement in athletes. Preliminary validation of a Spanish version of the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ). Departamento de Psicoloxía Social, Básica e MetodolóxicaĮngagement | Athletes | AEQ | Validity | Reliability |ĭe Francisco, C., Arce, C. Validación preliminar de una versión española del Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ) Preliminary validation of a Spanish version of the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ)
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