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Differences in Attributions Between College-Age Female Recreational Players and Scholarship Athletes
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Sports--Psychological aspects; Women athletes--Psychology;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of skill level on the attributions made by recreational players and scholarship athletes. The subjects consisted of volunteers from the general population of St. Ambrose University (n = 11) and the University of Northern Iowa intercollegiate volleyball team (n = 12). The subjects were asked to perform two individual skill tests. The scores from the skill tests were recorded but not used in the analysis. Performance feedback was manipulated to create a ·perception of success in one skill test and failure in the second skill test. After completing each of the skill tests, the subjects were asked to fill out the Wingate Sport Achievement Responsibility Scale {WSARS). The WSARS was specifically designed to measure internality and externality of attributions made by athletes. The WSARS consists of two independent subscales (positive events and negative events). A MANOVA revealed that there was a significant difference (p = .044) between the attributions of recreational players and scholarship athletes. The analysis also showed a significant interaction (p = .0061 ). Further testing revealed that the significant interaction occurred within the failure positive condition. Overall both groups provided internal (personal control) attributions. Scholarship athletes scored higher in internality under all four conditions, especially the failure positive. The results of this study may indicate that there is a possibility of a coaching I influence. The results also suggest that scholarship athletes might have more confidence in their abilities and may not be as easily influenced, by the outcome of the condition (success or failure), as the recreational players.
Year of Submission
1994
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Iradge Ahrabi-Fard
Second Advisor
Sharon Huddleston
Third Advisor
Nancy Hamilton
Date Original
1994
Object Description
1 PDF file (73 leaves)
Copyright
©1994 LeAnne Rae Wagner
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Wagner, LeAnne Rae, "Differences in Attributions Between College-Age Female Recreational Players and Scholarship Athletes" (1994). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1894.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1894
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