Construcción y validación de un instrumento para la medición de dimensiones sociales en las prácticas deportivas de una subcultura deportiva específica:el triatlón de larga distancia

Résumé

In this paper we want to describe the construction process and also the validity and reliability of our sociological investigation method. Such a method will be applied in our ongoing research project. The main objective of this research is to describe the way of life of long distance runners and also those enrolled in half and full ironman triathlon races. Moreover, it is also studied how gender may affect results. To do this, we list the steps followed in a qualitative-quantitative methodological integration that has been carried out to configure the empirical variables for the questionnaire, describe the general topics that are addressed in the questionnaire and the tests performed to establish the validity and reliability of the instrument to be used on an exploratory basis. The scales used are summarized in 5 factors that explain 72.61% of the variance where the KMO measure is 0.51, and the Bartlett sphericity test has Sig =, 000). As for reliability, Cronbach's alpha statistic offers results around 0.5 or higher in the factors and subscales that compose them, demonstrating reliability with an exploratory purpose in scales that have less than 10 items.