ABSTRACT
Leadership power has frequently been studied within a theoretical framework known as the bases of social power (French and Raven, 1959). Wann et al. (2000) were the first to adapt French and Raven’s five social (interpersonal) powers construct in sport. This study involved an exploration of validity and reliability of the revised versions of Power in Sport Questionnaires (RPSQ-O and RPSQ-S) with RPSQ data collected from male soccer coaches and players, following from an easier study (Konter, 2007). Analysis of the revised forms (RPSQ-O and RPSQ-S) involved confirmatory factor analyses with respect to the hypothesized two-factor, three-factor and five-factor models. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) of the RPSQ forms revealed that two-, three-and five-factor models did not fit with the data collected in Turkey. It seems more research is needed regarding how interpersonal power is involved in cross-cultural sport leadership, since there is still a striking lack of research on individuals from various cultures in sport and exercise psychology (Duda and Hayashi, 1998).
