Robinson and Howe (1987) Causal attribution and Mood State relationships of soccer players in a sport achievement setting

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Causal attribution and Mood State relationships of soccer players in a sport achievement setting

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Robinson, D. W.
	Author:	Howe, B. L.

JOURNAL:

Journal of Sport Behavior (JSB), 10(3), 137 - 146.

YEAR:

1987

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

psychology; personality; profile-of-mood-states; soccer; winning; failure

DISCIPLINE:

No discipline assigned

HTTP:

https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=203408&title=203408

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-343-345 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:44:13 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
This field study examined the attribution-affect relationships in a sport achievement soccer setting. Specifically, it sought to determine which of the causal dimensions of locus, stability and controllability were most clearly associated with mood state profiles for both personal performance and team win or loss outcomes. The Causal Dimension Scale and the Profile of Mood States were employed to assess attributional inferences and mood profiles over a crucial three game period. Although sample size prohibited the use of multivariate analysis, univariate analyses revealed that the unsuccessful performance group experienced significant pre- to post-game mood disturbance, while the successful performance group demonstrated positive mood profiles for both pre- and post-game conditions. The successful group also attributed significantly more to controllable and stable factors than did the unsuccessful group. The win/loss outcome analysis revealed significantly greater post-game mood disturbance and dramatic pre- to post-game mood disturbance for the team loss situation. No significant differences were revealed between the team win and team loss attributions. Finally, correlation analyses for both sets of the performance and outcome results indicated controllability to be the dimension most clearly related to emotional reactions, with stability and locus being less affectively involving. Examines the attribution-affect relationships in both personal performance and team win or loss outcomes in a competitive soccer setting. Elite male soccer players (n=17) respond to the Causal Dimension Scale and the Profile of Mood States over a one-week period during which three crucial play-off games take place. Finds that the successful performance group demonstrates positive mood profiles for both pre- and post-game conditions, while the unsuccessful performance group experiences significant pre- to post-game mood disturbance. Team win and team loss attributions do not appear to differ significantly.

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