Distance runners' causal attributions for most successful and least successful races
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ABSTRACT:
Research in attribution theory explores the intricate process that we go through in order to identify the causes for our behaviors, the behaviors of others, and for various life events. Many of these studies have been conducted in sports settings and have investigated the attributions along causal dimensions that were given after competition by competitive athletes varying in both demonstrated and perceived ability. No research however, has examined the attributions that competitive athletes give for their career 'most successful' or 'least successful' performances as these performances may differ from others that have been previously investigated. The present study examined the attributions for career 'most successful' and 'least successful' races given by 38 advanced to elite along distance runners (21 males, 17 females). For both of these races, each subject was asked to complete the revised Causal Dimension Scale (CDS-II). Runners gave more internal, and personally-controlled attributions along the locus of control and controllability dimensions for 'most successful' races that for 'least successful' races. There was no significant difference found between the two races for the stability dimension.
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