The Multidimensional Sportspersonship Orientation Scale (MSOS-25) and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) Cultural Adaptation in Kenya

In the course of our work so far, we have repeatedly emphasized and drew attention to the loss of morality and value in societies, which affects sport in all areas of life.

Today we are far from the original values of the sport and the ideals of Baron Coubertin, from fair play as a pure game. Perhaps the best in the sports segment is fraud, fur and doping scandals.

There are some attitude tests in the international literature to measure sportsmanship, fraud, fair play, which are internationally validated questionnaires and/or scales. Our present work is intended to present the first quantitative results of a comprehensive, larger-scale research.

In our study, the results of the Multidimensional Sportspersonship Orientation Scale (MSOS-25) (Vallerand, et.al, 1997) and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) (Davis, 1983) are presented.

Research questions:

What significant differences can be detected between men and women on each subscale?

How do young people relate to sportspersonship and empathy?

Does school type and sport participation significantly influence this?

What is the relationship between each scale as a function of age?

Both questionnaires were completed by 1208-1208 people. 59% of the respondents studied in higher education and 41% in public education in primary or secondary schools. In terms of gender ratio, 46% were boys and 54% were girls. Only Kenyan state-funded institutions participated in the sample.

Based on the results, it can be said that the adaptation of the questionnaires was successful for MSOS-25, Cronbach alpha had a value of 0.742 and for the IRI test was 0.886. Age is not a differentiator factor for either questionnaire, however, gender and school type already show significant differences.

Keywords: MSOS-25, IRI, sportsmanship, fair play, empathy, cultural adaptation, Kenya.