Examination of athletes’ satisfaction: a first approach

Abstract

Even though athletes are probably the most important component of every sport program or activity, the concept of athlete satisfaction has recevied little attention by the researchers. Thus, the purpose of this study was twofold: 1). To assess the construct validity of the “Athletes Satisfaction Scale” presented by Chelladurai et al. (1988), and 2). To examine, if variables such as the gender, the sport, the weekly training program, and the athletic experience, influence the levels of athletes’ satisfaction. The sample of this study was 141 athletes from four different team sports. Results from factor analysis provided evidence for the construct validity of the scale developed by Chelladurai et al. (1988). Also, as results indicated only the gender, as well as, the athletic experience influenced athletes satisfaction.