Sport Psychological Safety Inventory

The SPSI is an 11-item measure assessing three domains of psychological safety in elite sport contents. The SPSI assesses three domains; the Mentally Healthy Environment, Mental Health Literacy and Low Self-Stigma. The scale has been validated for use with elite athletes, and coaches and high performance support staff in the elite environment.

The SPSI is freely available for non-commerical use, and downloadable here:

Original Article:

Rice, S., Walton, C. C., Pilkington, V., Gwyther, K., Olive, L. S., Lloyd, M., … & Purcell, R. (2022). Psychological safety in elite sport settings: a psychometric study of the Sport Psychological Safety Inventory. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine8(2), e001251. DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem2021-001251