Naslov
Why? A question behind every outcome finally answered

Autori
Prosoli, Rebeka ; Barić, Renata ; Jurković, Martina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings Book of 8th International Scientific Conference on Kinesiology / Milanović, Dragan ; Sporiš, Goran ; Šalaj, Sanja ; Škegro, Dario - Zagreb : Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2017, 542-546

ISBN
978-953-317-049-7

Skup
8th International Scientific Conference on Kinesiology

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 10.05.2017. - 14.05.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
reasons, attributions, success, failure

Sažetak
Purpose: Attribution theories investigate the reasons behind the outcomes in order to understand the processes people use to describe what caused the behavior (Aronson, Wilson & Akert, 2002). The goal of this study was to investigate how athletes from different sports explain the reasons behind their most and least successful performance in sport. Furthermore, we investigated how these reasons differ between success and failure, male and female athletes, as well as individual and group sports. Methods: The sample was composed of 194 student-athletes from the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb. We used Weiner attribution model and Croatian version of CDS II scale (McAuley, Duncan & Russell, 1992). Results: The athletes in this study made attributions that were more internal, stable and personally controllable for success than for failure, which is in line with previous studies (Hamilton & Jordan, 2000). Furthermore, female athletes attributed their failures significantly more to internal factors than did male athletes. There were no differences in making attributions between individual and team sport athletes. When analyzing the reasons stated by the athletes, we concluded that over 55% of the reasons for both successes (59%) and failure (56%) were connected with mental preparation. Conclusions: These results can help further understand athlete’s perceptions about the reasons connected with their success and failure and the value of the mental preparation in sport performance.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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