Sportive agoraphobia: scale development and validation
The findings demonstrate that the Sportive Agoraphobia Scale is a psychometrically sound tool for assessing the multidimensional nature of anxiety stemming from social presence, fear of negative evaluation, and appearance-based concerns in exercise environments. The SAS offers practical implications for researchers, sport psychologists, and intervention designers aiming to understand and mitigate psychological anxiety to physical activity participation.
Authors
- Abdulsamet Efdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8325-2438)
- Mehmet İsmail Tosun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3158-3942)
- Mert Ayrancı
- Milan Marković (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9544-3773)
- Murat Çelebi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1769-2512)
- Neslihan Nur Pehlivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4422-9793)
- Murat Sarikabak
- Mustafa Arici
Institutions
- Hitit Üniversitesi (TR)
- State University of Physical Education and Sport (MD)
- University of Prishtina (XK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1732295
- Primary Topic
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00