ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Sports Act. Living
Sec. Physical Education and Pedagogy
Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1629138
This article is part of the Research TopicThe Role of Physical Education in Adolescent Life Satisfaction and Well-beingView all 5 articles
Psychometric validation of the Czech PLOC-R in high-school physical education
Provisionally accepted
- 1Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
- 2University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- 3LARS Research Institute, Sun City, United States
- 4Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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The Perceived Locus of Causality (PLOC) scale is widely used to assess motivation in physical education (PE), but no validated Czech version has been available. This study aimed to translate, adapt, and validate the revised PLOC (PLOC-R) in Czech high school students.A total of 2,967 students (mean age = 16.62, SD = 1.18) completed the Czech-adapted PLOC-R along with measures of psychological need satisfaction and PE engagement.Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) tested its five-factor structure, while exploratory analyses identified problematic items.The initial model showed moderate fit, but removing three items resulted in better factorial validity of the scale (CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.06). Internal consistency was acceptable (ω = 0.78-0.90), except for external regulation (ω = 0.58). The scale demonstrated strict measurement invariance across gender and grade, and correlations with external variables supported its validity.This study provides the first validated Czech PLOC-R, enabling reliable assessment of PE motivation and facilitating cross-cultural comparisons.
Keywords: Motivation, self-determination theory, PLOC, Physical Education, Psychometric validation
Received: 15 May 2025; Accepted: 01 Sep 2025.
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* Correspondence: Martin Komarc, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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