TY - JOUR
T1 - The development and initial validation of the dual career competency questionnaire for support providers (DCCQ-SP)
AU - Defruyt, S.
AU - Wylleman, P.
AU - Torregrossa, M.
AU - Schipper-van Veldhoven, N.
AU - Debois, N.
AU - Cecić Erpič, S.
AU - De Brandt, K.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - © 2019, © 2019 International Society of Sport Psychology. While dual career support providers (DCSPs) are important (European Commission, 2012), little is known on their competencies required to support student-athletes during their dual career (DC). To address this gap, two studies on DCSPs’ competencies were conducted as part of the Gold in Education and Elite Sport (GEES) project. In a first study, the Dual Career Competency Questionnaire for Support Providers (DCCQ-SP) was developed, a questionnaire aimed at measuring the perceived importance and possession of DCSPs’ competencies. The DCCQ-SP consists of 33 competencies divided into six competency factors: (1) Advocacy and cooperation competencies, (2) Reflection and self-management competencies, (3) Organisational competencies, (4) Awareness of student-athletes’ environment, (5) Empowerment competencies, and (6) Relationship competencies. In the follow-up study, the DCCQ-SP was validated and used to provide the DCSPs’ competency scores in a sample of 330 DCSPs from nine European countries. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed acceptable to excellent fit indices for the proposed 6-factor structure. DCSPs scored all competencies as important to very important and reported average to good possession of the DCCQ-SP competencies. While further validation is advocated, the DCCQ-SP can be considered a valuable instrument in enhancing DCSPs’ professional development, education and accountability.
AB - © 2019, © 2019 International Society of Sport Psychology. While dual career support providers (DCSPs) are important (European Commission, 2012), little is known on their competencies required to support student-athletes during their dual career (DC). To address this gap, two studies on DCSPs’ competencies were conducted as part of the Gold in Education and Elite Sport (GEES) project. In a first study, the Dual Career Competency Questionnaire for Support Providers (DCCQ-SP) was developed, a questionnaire aimed at measuring the perceived importance and possession of DCSPs’ competencies. The DCCQ-SP consists of 33 competencies divided into six competency factors: (1) Advocacy and cooperation competencies, (2) Reflection and self-management competencies, (3) Organisational competencies, (4) Awareness of student-athletes’ environment, (5) Empowerment competencies, and (6) Relationship competencies. In the follow-up study, the DCCQ-SP was validated and used to provide the DCSPs’ competency scores in a sample of 330 DCSPs from nine European countries. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed acceptable to excellent fit indices for the proposed 6-factor structure. DCSPs scored all competencies as important to very important and reported average to good possession of the DCCQ-SP competencies. While further validation is advocated, the DCCQ-SP can be considered a valuable instrument in enhancing DCSPs’ professional development, education and accountability.
KW - competencies
KW - dual career support
KW - Gold in Education and Elite Sport (GEES)
U2 - 10.1080/1612197X.2019.1581827
DO - 10.1080/1612197X.2019.1581827
M3 - Article
ER -