CAPA CONFIDENCE INVENTORY (SAMPLE ITEMS)
Indicate your confidence in your ability to ...
Each question is accompanied by the following rating scale:
No confidence at all Complete confidence
12 3 4 5
Artistic Theme, Writing domain example item
Communicate your ideas through writing
Enterprising Theme, Marketing & Advertising domain example item
Develop a clever TV commercial
Academic Achievement Engagement Style example item
Concentrate for several hours on a difficult topic
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SELF-REPORT PHYSICAL CONFIDENCE SCALES
Trait-Robustness of Self-Confidence Inventory (TROSCI)
(Beattie et al., 2011 ).
Variable
Beattie et al. defined confidence in terms of Bandura’s (1997) self-efficacy theory as a self-belief related to one’s
ability to perform tasks which can vary on three dimensions: level, generality, and strength.
Description
The TROSCI was designed to assess an athlete’s ‘ability to maintain confidence in the face of adversity’
(Beattie et al., 2011 , p. 184) with eight self-report items such as, ‘If I perform poorly, my confidence is not badly
affected.’ Each item is rated on a 9-point Likert-type scale (ranging from 1 5Strongly Disagree ;55Neutral ; and
95Strongly Agree ).
Sample
The TROSCI was developed with samples of 268 university athletes involved in their respective sport for an
average of 6.42 years (148 male; Mage519.2 years), and 176 male adult athletes involved in their respective sport
for an average of 9.8 years ( Mage520.4 years). Item means ranged between 3.88 and 4.71, with standard devia-
tions between 1.87 and 2.19.
Reliability
Internal Consistency
A Cronbach alpha coefficient of .88 has been reported ( Beattie et al., 2011 ).
Test/C0Retest
One-week test /C0retest reliability has been reported with r5.90 (Beattie et al., 2011 ).
Validity
Convergent/Concurrent
TROSCI scores correlated significantly and positively with the Trait Sports Confidence Inventory (.44), a mea-
sure of athletes’ general sense of confidence described below.171 SELF-REPORT PHYSICAL CONFIDENCE SCALES
II. EMOTIONAL DISPOSITIONS