Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes 76

Susumu Kadooka; Shiori Horisawa; Masanobu Araki; Takayuki Sugo

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Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes 76

VernacularTitle:日本版Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes 76の作成及び信頼性・妥当性の検証
Author: Susumu KADOOKA ¹ ; Shiori HORISAWA ² ; Masanobu ARAKI ³ ; Takayuki SUGO ⁴
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1. Faculty of Human Science, Kanazawa Seiryo University
2. Institute for Integrated Sports Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine
3. Faculty of Sport Sciences, Nihon Fukushi University
4. Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
Keywords: stress; recovery; assessment; reliability; validity
From:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 2019;68(2):133-143
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Kellmann and Kallus (2011) have developed a scale for evaluating recovery, which is named “The Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-76 Sport).” This scale has contributed to the remarkable development of sport psychological studies on recovery and has been translated into various languages in different countries. Moreover, it has been used as an index for providing scientifically derived support for athletes participating in world championship events and Olympic games. The usefulness of this scale has been empirically supported. However, a Japanese version of RESTQ-76 Sport has not been developed to date. The Japanese version of RESTQ-Sport 76 was developed, and its reliability and validity were examined as a new index for monitoring in athletes. Participants were university and high school students (N=681, 424 men and 257 women, aged =15-23) participating in athletic clubs and doing sports daily. Cronbach’s α was calculated to examine the internal consistency. Moreover, principal factor analysis with varimax rotation was conducted to examine the reproducibility of the factor structure, and correlation analysis was conducted with the Japanese version of POMS-S for examining the concurrent validity of the scale. The results indicated that the Japanese version of RESTQ-76 Sport had adequate reliability and validity that was similar to the original version, which supported Kellmann and Kallus (2001). In the future, this scale is expected to be a new index for evaluating the balance between stress and recovery in athletes.