2134/32178 Steven Decroos Steven Decroos Robin L. J. Lines Robin L. J. Lines Paul B.C. Morgan Paul B.C. Morgan David Fletcher David Fletcher Mustafa Sarkar Mustafa Sarkar Katrien Fransen Katrien Fransen Filip Boen Filip Boen Gert Vande Broek Gert Vande Broek Development and validation of the characteristics of resilience in sports teams inventory Loughborough University 2018 Team dynamics Pressure Protective factors Stress Questionnaire Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified 2018-03-13 09:25:11 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Development_and_validation_of_the_characteristics_of_resilience_in_sports_teams_inventory/9626627 © 2017 American Psychological Association. This multistudy paper reports the development and initial validation of an inventory for the Characteristics of Resilience in Sports Teams (CREST). In 4 related studies, 1,225 athletes from Belgium and the United Kingdom were sampled. The first study provided content validity for an initial item set. The second study explored the factor structure of the CREST, yielding initial evidence but no conclusive results. In contrast, the third and fourth study provided evidence for a 2-factor measure, reflecting (a) the team's ability to display resilient characteristics and (b) the vulnerabilities being displayed under pressure. Overall, the CREST was shown to be reliable at the between-players and the between-teams level, as well as over time. Moreover, its concurrent validity was verified by linking the characteristics of team resilience with various relevant team processes. Its discriminant validity was established by comparing the CREST measures with individual athletes' resilient traits. In conclusion, the CREST was argued to be a usable state-like measure of team-level resilient characteristics and vulnerabilities. To gain further understanding of team resilience as a process, this measurement could be used in future process-oriented research examining adverse events and sports team's pre- and postadversity functioning.