Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT:
In the present study the psychological skills of professional and social basketball players
were compared. A literature review has highlighted the need for domain specific and
sport specific psychological skills research, from countries outside the United States of
America. The Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28 (ACSI-28) was administered to
professional (n=60) and social (n=67) basketball players. The ACSI-28 is a
multidimensional scale that measures seven specific psychological skills and also yields a
global psychological skills score. The results showed that professional basketball players
rated their global psychological skills significantly higher than social basketball players.
The results also showed that the professional basketball players scored significantly
higher on five of the seven specific psychological skills namely: coping with adversity,
peaking under pressure, goal setting, concentration and self-confidence. Cross-cultural
differences were found between South African and Greek basketball players. The
assumption that psychological skills is domain specific was not verified as baseball and
basketball players from different countries showed remarkably similar ACSI-28 profiles.
The results can be used to develop a psychological skills training programme which is
relevant for elite and pre-elite basketball players in South Africa. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING:
Die sielkundige vaardighede van professionele- en sosiale basketbalspelers is in die
huidige studie onderling vergelyk. 'n Literatuurstudie het die behoefte aan domeinspesifieke,
sowel as sport-spesifieke sielkundige-vaardigheidsnavorsing beklemtoom,
veral vir lande buite die Verenigde State van Amerika. Die Athletic Coping Skills
Inventory-28 (ACSI-28) is toegepas op professionele (n=60) en sosiale (n=67)
basketbalspelers. Die ACSI-28 is 'n multidimensionele skaal wat sewe spesifiek
sielkundige vaardighede meet. Hierdie vaardighede kan gekombineer word om 'n globale
sielkundige vaardigheidstelling te kry. Volgens die resultate het die professionele
basketbalspelers hul globale sielkundige vaardighede beduidend hoër as sosiale
basketbalspelers geëvalueer. Die professionele basketbalspelers het hoër tellings as
sosiale basketbalspelers behaal op vyf van die sewe spesifiek sielkundige vaardighede
naamlik: hantering van terugslae, prestasie onder druk, doelwitstelling, konsentrasie
vermoë en self vertroue. Kruis-kulturele verskille is gevind tussen Suid-Afrikaanse en
Griekse basketbalspelers. Die aanname, dat sielkundige vaardighede domein-spesifiek is,
is nie ondersteun nie, aangesien bofbal en basketbalspelers van verskillende lande
ooreenstemmende ACSI-28 profiele getoon het. Die resultate kan aangewend word om 'n
sielkundige vaardigheidsopleidingsprogram te ontwikkel wat relevant vir elite and preelite
basketbalspelers in Suid Afrika is.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/51919 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Thompson, Glyde Edward |
| Contributors | Theron, W. H., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 40 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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