Abstract

Role ambiguity represents a critical factor in sports teams that can significantly influence team dynamics and performance. To develop comprehensive understanding within Tunisian sport context, a validate measurement tool in standard Arabic should be validate 231 participants (M age = 17.11 ± 2.83 years) from various Tunisian sport team completed the Arabic translation of role ambiguity scale (short form) the Arabic version of cohesion scales for predictive validity. Back translation and expert method were used to translate this tool from the original version in English the Arabic languages. CFA confirms good fit for the three proposed models, with better fit indices for the four-factor model (CFI = 0.932, TLI = 0.922, RMSEA = 0.059, SRMR = 0.817). The alpha- Cronbach's analyses revealed adequate reliability (α = .89-.93) suggesting that the Arabic version of the short form of role ambiguity scale is a validated tools to use in Tunisian context. Predictive validity was also established through significant correlation with task-cohesion measures, confirming the scale's theorical coherence. This study provides a validate and robust instrument for measuring of role ambiguity in Tunisian sport context using Standard Arabic language. This scale supports empirical investigation of role of ambiguity influence on sport team process, dynamic and performance.

Keywords

Role ambiguity, Scale validation, Standard Arabic, Sports teams, Confirmatory factor analysis,

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