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Keywords
Basketball players--Psychology; Competition (Psychology); Sports--Psychological aspects;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine trait competitiveness in N.C.A.A. Division I male basketball players to determine if a significant difference could be found between starters and non-starters. It was hypothesized that players that usually start (starters) a game will have higher trait competitiveness scores than players that usually do not start (non-starters) a game.
The design of this research project was quasi-experimental. The independent variable was whether the subject was a starter or a nonstarter on a N.C.A.A. Division I basketball team. The dependent variable was trait competitiveness as measured by the Sport Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ) (Gill & Deeter, 1988).
The subjects were 39 volunteer members of the men's basketball squads at Drake University (n = 11), the University of Northern Iowa (n = 14), and Iowa State University (n = 14). Subjects were classified into groups of starters and non-starters. At a meeting called by the respective school's coach, subjects completed the SOQ.
Data were obtained by adding totals for the trait competitiveness subscale of the SOQ. The subjects scores were used to calculate a group mean for both groups (starters and non-starters). Results revealed no significant difference (p = .0589) between the two groups in trait competitiveness.
Year of Submission
1989
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Sharon Huddleston
Second Advisor
Iradge Ahrabi-Fard
Third Advisor
Larry D. Hensley
Date Original
1989
Object Description
1 PDF file (50 leaves)
Copyright
©1989 Curtis Harold Gunnink
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gunnink, Curtis Harold, "Trait Competitiveness of Starters and Non-starters in N.C.A.A. Division I Basketball" (1989). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1706.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1706
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