Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Sport, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA.
Department of Kinesiology, University of Auburn at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36117, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 8;16(16):2823. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162823.
The purpose of the study was to analyze athletes' motivation for sport participation as it related to their locus of control. Research was conducted at two Division I universities in the southeastern United States. Participants were given the Sport Locus of Control and Perceived Stress among College Athletes surveys. There were 126 participants with a mean age of 19.69 ± 1.32 years. A Pearson correlation (r) was performed to determine a significant relationship between perceived stress and locus of control. Results indicated a significant negative relationship between the two variables (r = -0.393 and = 0.001) (a moderate relationship). As perceived stress scores increased, locus of control scores decreased. Correlations related to perceived stress were gender (r = 0.323, = 0.000), and grade point average (GPA) (r = -0.213, = 0.01). The only other independent variable that was significantly related to locus of control was being on an academic scholarship (r = -0.203, = 0.025). Athletes who have an external locus of control feel that they have little control over their circumstances. Findings of this study give coaches another factor to consider in retaining and getting the most from their athletes.
本研究旨在分析运动员的运动参与动机与他们的控制点之间的关系。研究在美国东南部的两所一级大学进行。参与者接受了运动控制点和大学生运动员感知压力的调查。共有 126 名参与者，平均年龄为 19.69 ± 1.32 岁。通过 Pearson 相关（r）分析来确定感知压力和控制点之间的显著关系。结果表明，两个变量之间存在显著的负相关（r = -0.393，p = 0.001）（中度关系）。随着感知压力得分的增加，控制点得分下降。与感知压力相关的相关性包括性别（r = 0.323，p = 0.000）和平均绩点（r = -0.213，p = 0.01）。与控制点显著相关的唯一其他自变量是获得学术奖学金（r = -0.203，p = 0.025）。具有外部控制点的运动员觉得他们对自己的环境几乎没有控制力。这项研究的结果为教练提供了另一个考虑因素，以留住并从运动员中获得最大收益。
