Development, validity and reliability of a French Expectancy-value questionnaire in physical education (FEVQ-PE)

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to develop a reliable and psychometrically sound French questionnaire related to the expectancy-value theory in physical education. Four stages were followed: (1) the development of a preliminary version based on the findings of a literature review on expectancy-value and a committee process validation; (2) a 1st study conducted on 354 secondary school students (Mage 14.3, SD 1.9) to establish the factor structure (exploratory factor analyses) and internal reliability (Cronbach’s alpha coefficients) of this questionnaire; (3) a 2nd study based on 282 secondary school students (Mage 14.9, SD 1.9) to verify the factor structure and internal reliability of the questionnaire and to test its predictive validity (multiple-regression analysis); (4) a 3rd study with 329 students (Mage 13.7, SD 1.6) to further test the factor structure (confirmatory factor analyses) and the temporal stability of the questionnaire. The results demonstrated strong support for the psychometric properties and factor structure of the question- naire. The final form of the questionnaire consists of a 4-factor structure based on 17 items that evaluate expectancy-related beliefs (6 items) and subjective task values in physical education (4 items for attainment value, 3 items for utility value, and 4 items for intrinsic interest value). This questionnaire will be useful for the development of future studies based on expectancy-value model in secondary school physical education in French-language countries.