A influência do sexo no modo como os atletas percepcionam os seus resultados desportivos

Abstract

The author studied the perception of athletes about their most significant (positive and negative) performance of ever. Subjects were 187 athletes, 98 male and 89 female from different sports (swimming, volleyball, artistic gymnastics and rhythmical gymnastics). In general, results show that athletes attribute their performances internally, unstably and controllably. However, values concerning good performances are higher than those concerning bad performances. On the other hand, although both sexes have similar attributions, male athletes seem to consider themselves less responsible for their worse performance’s.