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Gender differences in sport mindset

Researching self-theories, Carol Dweck developed concept of mindset explaining success or failure in some activity by abilities or effort (Dweck, 1999), and call it growth and fixed mindset, respectively. The aim of this study is to research gender differences in mindset regarding sport, to inspect possible explanation of some behavioral differences by believing in abilities or effort to be factors of sport achievement. For that purpose, the sample of 229 male and 128 female students were given the questionnaire including 38-items sport mindset scale, 52-items sport interests scale, estimation of percentage of effort and abilities in sport success and level of achievement in sport. The result on mindset scale was established as first principle component of correlation matrix of 38 items. General interest toward sport was defined as first principle component of correlation matrix of 52 sport preferences. Gender differences were established as statistically significant by multivariate analysis of variance at level p<0.0015. Males put higher value on effort as factor of sport succes when estimated by percentage, mean value is 74% compared to 69% found in females. Univariate analysis show no difference when mindset was measured by scale. In the sample of students of kinesiology no difference in the level of sport achievement was find, but females have slightly higher general interest in sports. The results suggest that estimation of percentage of effort and abilities in sport success is perhaps to simple way to measure mindset, and more complex scale is recommended.

growth ; fixed mindset ; gender differences

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