Psycho-Social Parameters in Young Female Long Distance Runners.

摘要: MF-$0.76 HC-$1.58 Plus ostage Athletics; Physical Edu ation; *Psychomotor Skills; *Running; Self Concept; *Student Motivation; *Womens Athletics This study was designed tea determine selected psycho social 1parameters associated with group of teenage, female long distance runners. These young= women, ho train by-running approximately 50-90' miles per week, had sc res in certain. physiological and anthropometric measurements .which were among the most advantageous for running ever recorde a females. Each subject administered the,CaliTorni Psychological Inventory (CPI), the° Wowicki-Strickland Locus Cont I test, an open-ended questionnaire. Through comparison earlier norms ,young, women pf this,age group, it found h t subjects scored higher than normal academic achievement as result more independent sense self. In all other fac s CPI'the , to have scores. Th e resultsowere in, `accord findings from Con rol sdb1r4S which showed ghat thesubjects high intern lity (i.e., these 'athletes are self-directed rather other-directed). They seem be motivated by joy running, feerlig of. independence _associated close interp sonal relationship between team members. The data suggest that ey motivation. (Atithor)