Trash talk, a behavior mostly seen during athletic competitions, is defined as disparaging, taunting, or boastful comments especially between opponents to intimidate each other. To look at what determinants cause a behavior to be performed, the theory of planned behavior, was used. The aim of this study was to examine the predictive functionality of the theory of planned behavior for explaining trash talk intention among collegiate athletes. A sample of athletes (N = 102) was surveyed with a newly created questionnaire regarding attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, intentions and past behavior towards using trash talk with opponents. Results showed that all three TPB components significantly correlated with an athlete's intention to use trash talk. Additionally, all of the TPB components, as well as past behavior, were significant predictors of trash talk intentions. Though there was a reliability issue with one of the scales (Perceived Behavioral Control), this study provided insight on sources for the use of trash talk. Finally, implications for the future direction of research on this topic are discussed. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in partial fulfillment of the Master of Science. / Spring Semester, 2015. / March 27, 2015. / Sports, Theory of Planned Behavior, Trash Talk / Includes bibliographical references. / Gershon Tenenbaum, Professor Directing Thesis; Alysia Roehrig, Committee Member; Russell Almond, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_252983 |
| Contributors | Kitchings, William (authoraut), Tenenbaum, Gershon (professor directing thesis), Roehrig, Alysia D. (committee member), Almond, Russell G. (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Education (degree granting college), Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (degree granting department) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (57 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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