To Determine the Validity and Reliability of Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory

Success is satisfactory for any athlete. However، some athletes will face anxiety n novel circumstances and fear of future will prevent them from improving. Fear f failure is accompanied with stress and adaptation to stress is the most important issue for an ffective decision. The aim of this study was to examine validity and eliability of performance failure appraisal inventory (PFAI). For this purpose، 03 athlete university students (93 women and 110 men who aged between 19 and 3 with the physical activity record 7. 70±4. 4) completed PFAI. Confirmatory factor analysis was sed to examine construct validity، Cronbach’s alpha coefficient to examine internal consistency of he items of each factor، and Pearson correlation coefficient to examine inter-factor reliability. esults of confirmatory actor analysis confirmed five factors in PFAI: fear of devaluing one’s self-esteem (4 items)، fear f uncertain future (4 items)، fear of upsetting important individuals (5 items)، fear of experiencing hame and embarrassment (7 items) and fear of losing important individuals’ interest (5 items). orrelation analysis showed an acceptable correlation between all of these factors and fear of ailure. The results of Cronbach’s alpha coefficient showed acceptable internal consistency of items of each subscale.