본 연구의 목적은 스포츠 상호의존성 측정도구 개발을 위해서 측정도구에 대한 요인동일성, 내적합치도(α)와 구인 타당도를 검증하고, 배경변인 간 잠재평균 차이를 살펴보는 것이다. 상호의존성 이론적 근거를 바탕으로 전문가회의를 통해 스포츠 상호의존성을 시합내 역할, 시합외 역할, 팀목표 인식, 팀승리 믿음, 상호 정보교류 5요인으로 선정하였고, 관련 요인에 적합한 45개 예비문항을 제작하였다. 축구, 하키, 야구, 농구, 핸드볼, 배구 6종목 429명선수들을 대상으로 예비문항에 대한 탐색적, 확인적 요인분석을 실시한 후, 최종 23문항을 선정하였다. 요인동일성 검증은 형태동일성, 측정단위 동일성, 측정오차분산 동일성, 요인분산 동일성 순으로 진행하였고, 주전여부, 학년, 성별, 집단크기에 따른 요인 동일성 검정은 충족하였다. 잠재평균 분석 결과 스포츠 상호의존성 5요인에서 주전집단이 비주전 집단보다 스포츠 상호의존성 점수가 통계적으로 높았고 고등학생이 대학생보다 상호정보교류가 낮게 나타났다. 9인 미만종목(농구, 배구, 핸드볼)에서 시합내 역할 점수가 9인 이상종목(야구, 축구, 하키)보다 낮았다.

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate sports interdependence scale. A total of 429 athletes were recruited from various sports which were soccer, field hockey, baseball, basketball, team handball, and volleyball. On the basis of theoretical tenet and empirical findings, sport psychologists and business administration expertises identified sports interdependence sub-scales: role in/outside of the game, recognition of team's goal, belief abut win, sharing information, and created forty-five preliminary items. From exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, twenty-three sport interdependence scale items were selected and grouped into five factors. Factorial invariance (configurational, metric, uniqueness, and factor variance invariance) test indicated that the sports interdependence scale was valid across sports types, school years, gender, and starter/reserve. The results of the latent means analyses indicated that the mean scores of starter and college athletes were significantly higher than the mean scores of reserve and high school athletes across five sub-factors of sports interdependence scale. In addition, athletes playing baseball, soccer, and field hockey showed significantly higher mean scores than the mean of basketball, volleyball, and team handball player. research finding also indicated that there was also significant difference in role in the game and recognition of team's goal.