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Keywords
Field dependence (Psychology); Sports--Psychological aspects;
Abstract
The focus of much research on field dependence-independence in sport settings has been on the relationship of field dependence-independence to sports with a preponderance of closed or open skills since 1970s. Although most of the previous research supported the claim that field dependence is of greater advantage to sports with a preponderance of open skills and field independence an advantage to sports with a preponderance of closed skills, several studies provided inconsistent and contradictory results. In addition, few of those studies involved adequate sports and sample size and some used a different sport classification. Little comparison, if any, of field dependence-independence has been made among athletes participating in different sports of the same sport category (sports with a preponderance of closed or open skills).
The present study examined (a) if athletes of both genders participating in sports with a preponderance of closed skills were significantly more field independent than those participating in sports with a preponderance of open skills, (b) for male athletes, if there were significant differences in field dependence-independence in different sports within a sport category (sports with a preponderance of closed or open skills), and (c) for female athletes, if there were significant differences in field dependence-independence in different sports within a sport category. The research design was quasi-experimental. The subjects (n = 170, 84 male and 86 female) were voluntary varsity athletes of the University of Northern Iowa. The portable Rod-and-Frame Apparatus was used to collect the subjects' data of field dependence-independence. Subjects' sport group and gender were the independent variables, the scores of Rod-and-Frame Test were the dependent variable. The results showed that: (a) athletes of both genders in sports with a preponderance of closed skills were significantly more field independent than those in sports with a preponderance of open skills, (b) for male athletes, there were significant differences in field dependence-independence in different sports within a sport category, and (c) for female athletes, there were no significant differences in field dependence-independence in different sports within a sport category. The results suggested that the field dependence-independence can be taken into account as one of the factors to guide athletes into certain sport activity.
Year of Submission
1997
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Susann G. Doody
Second Advisor
Sharon Huddleston
Third Advisor
Iradge Ahrabi-Fard
Date Original
1997
Object Description
1 PDF file (72 leaves)
Copyright
©1997 Wenhao Liu
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Liu, Wenhao, "Field Dependence-Independence and Sports With a Preponderance of Closed or Open Skills" (1997). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1747.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1747
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