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Attribution for succes and failure of student athletes

Success and failure are an integral part of the sport and everyday life of the athletes. Because of that, the goal of this study was to investigate how student athletes explain the causes of their most and least successful performance in their sports career. We examined how these reasons differ for success and failure, between male and female students and according to the type of sport (individual vs. group). Participants were 194 students from the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb (Nw=77, Nm=117). For measuring attributions, we used Weiner attribution model and CDS II scale (McAuley, Duncan & Russell, 1992). The results showed that participants make more internal, stable and personally controllable attributions for success than for failure. Differences between male and female students were obtained only on the locus of control dimension for failure where woman attributed their failures significantly more to internal factors. There were no significant differences in attributions considering the type of sport. We also analyzed the reasons stated by the athletes and concluded that, for the most successful competition performance, 59 % of the reasons can be categorized as mental preparation, 24 % can be categorized as physical preparation, 8 % of the reasons are related to effort, 5 % of the reasons are connected with support from others (coach, teammates…), 1 % are connected with good luck and 3 % can be categorized as other reasons. For the least successful competition performance, 56 % of the reasons can be categorized as mental preparation, 11 % as lack of support/pressure from others, 10 % were connected with fatigue/injury/sickness, 9 % were about physical preparation, 3 % were connected to having a bad day, 2 % with inexperience and 9 % of the reasons can be categorized as other. These results can help further understand athlete’s perceptions about the reasons connected with their success and failure.

reasons most succesful, least sucessful, achievement

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