COPING IN BASKETBALL: DIFFERENCES ACCORDING TO ABILITY AND GENDER |
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| Authors: | Samantha L McLeod Robert J Kirkby Chris C Madden |
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| Institution: | La Trobe University, School of Behavioural Health Sciences , Bundoora , Victoria , Australia 3083 |
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| Abstract: | The strategies used to cope with performance problems were investigated in 206 basketball players. A total of 127 males and 79 female players, recruited from teams representing different levels of basketball ability, were administered the Ways of Coping with Sport questionnaire (Madden, 1987; Kirkby & McDonald, 1989). A 2x2 muUivariate analysis of variance showed that players of higher ability could be differentiated from those of lower abiltiy by their use of four scales of the questionnaire: General Problem‐focused Coping; Emphasizing the Positive; Detachment; Increased Effort and Resolve. Females could be differentiated from males by their increased tendency to use Seeking Social Support. Separate analysis by ANOVA revealed a gender x ability interaction in the use of General Emotionality coping processes. The findings indicated that the relationship between ability, gender, and coping is more complex than previously thought. |
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