PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS RELATED TO ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUNG ELITE FEMALE GYMNASTS |
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| Authors: | Gregory S. Kolt March Saperstein |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Health Sciences , La Trobc University , Locked Dag 12, Carlton South , Victoria 3053 , Australia;2. Faculty of Health Sciences , La Trobc University , Dundoora Campus, Carlton South, Bundoora , Victoria 3053 , Australia |
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| Abstract: | A sample of 162 young Australian elite and non elite competitive female gymnasts were administered the Sport Competition Anxiety Test for Children, the Coopersmith Self‐esteem Inventory, the Perceived Competence Scale for Children and the Children's Nowicki‐Strickland Internal‐External Control Scale. Stepwise discriminant function analysis showed that the elite gymnasts could be discriminated from non elite on the basis of higher levels of general, physical, and cognitive competence, and higher levels of self‐esteem. The results supported the findings of previous investigations and indicated clear differences in psychological factors between elite and non elite gymnasts. |
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