Gender differences in attitudes toward sports and reactions to competitive situations
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ABSTRACT:
Gender differences in attitudes toward sports and attributional patterns after sports participation were assessed. Eighty subjects (40 male and 40 female) responded to the Tutko and Tosi Sports Emotional-Reaction Profile and competed in an athletic contest (shooting a Nerf basketball into a small hoop) against either a member of their own sex or a member of the opposite sex. The outcome was rigged so that half of the participants experienced a win, and half experienced a loss. Afterward, subjects were asked to what extent variables such as ability, effort, and luck contributed to the outcome. Males had expressed a more competitive and assertive attitude toward sports participation and were also more confident of success prior to the competition than females. However, male and female competitors in the athletic contest exhibited similar attributional patterns. The attributions of winning males and females were basically the same. Both losing males and losing females were more likely to focus on characteristics of the opponent when losing to a member of the opposite sex than when losing to a member of their own sex. They were more inclined to report that the other person was highly motivated, lucky, and had a great deal of natural ability. These results indicate that attitudes toward sports may not necessarily be predictive of attributional patterns of males and females in coeducational sport settings, particularly those which have been traditionally male-dominated. Assesses gender differences in attitudes toward sports and attributional patterns after sports participation. Subjects (n=80) respond to the Tutko and Tosi Sports Emotional-Reaction Profile, and then compete in an athletic contest against either a member of their own sex or the opposite sex. Subjects indicate the extent to which variables such as ability, effort, and luck contribute to the outcome (which is predetermined). Finds that males display a greater competitiveness and assertiveness in the area of athletics, and are more confident of success prior to competition than females. However, male and female competitors exhibit similar attributional patterns. Concludes that attitude toward sport may not necessarily predict the attributional patterns of males and females in coeducational sport settings.
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