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ABSTRACT:
This study consisted of establishing a prediction system for baseball players. Psychological (personality) measures employed were the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and a modified for sport Levenson's multidimensional locus of control (LOC). Ratings of players' physical abilities (which emulated scouting reports) were made by coaches on such abilities as hitting, pitching, and defensive skills, and were also used as predictors of performance. Results from the sample of 169 collegiate players indicated that the anger and tension subscales of the POMS were the two strongest psychological predictors of performance. Using multiple regression, batting skills and the anger subscale of the POMS accounted for about 33 percent of the variance in runs batted in and 13 percent of the variance in slugging percentage. The LOC did not quantitatively predict performance; however, feedback from coaches showed that scores on the measure that ranged within one standard deviation above and below the mean were suggestive of consistent play. The overall results of this research suggest that certain subscales are somewhat indicative of specific types of baseball playing performance.
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