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Keywords
Athletes--Psychology; Burn out (Psychology); School sports--Psychological aspects;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the locus of control between those individuals who indicated they had terminated their high school athletic participation because of burnout and those who did not. It was hypothesized that athletes who dropped out of sport due to burnout would have a higher external locus of control (individuals who perceive that outside factors control their lives) as compared to those who did not. Students (N = 189) who were enrolled in required wellness classes at the University of Northern Iowa served as the subjects for this study. Based on data collected from a subject information sheet, the subjects were assigned to either a burnout (n = 40) or a non-burnout (n = 149) group. If the subjects discontinued sport participation for reasons other than burnout, they were asked to reveal why they quit. Rotter's (1966) Internal-External Locus of Control Scale was used to measure each subject's external locus of control. The scale was scored by assigning a score of one for each external response (range: 0-23). The final score for each subject was the total number of external responses. A score of one indicates a very low external locus of control, while a score of 23 indicates a very high external locus of control. An independent t-test (p>.05) indicated no significant difference between the burnout and non-burnout groups in their external locus of control orientation. Furthermore, reasons given by the non-burnout group for discontinued participation in sports were, for the most part, not stress-related.
Year of Submission
1990
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Sharon Huddleston
Second Advisor
Susann Doody
Third Advisor
Iradge Ahrabi-Fard
Date Original
1990
Object Description
1 PDF file (90 leaves)
Copyright
©1990 Mary Elizabeth Smith Griffin
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Griffin, Mary Elizabeth Smith, "A Comparison of Locus of Control Between High School Athletes Who Experienced Burnout and Those Who Did Not" (1990). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1849.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1849
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