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Bollok, Sandor; Takacs, Johanna; Kalmar, Zsuzsanna; Dobay, Beata – Biomedical Human Kinetics, 2011
Study aim: To determine and evaluate the spectrum of sport motivation of young adults. Material and methods: A group of 600 subjects, aged 17-19 years, participated in the study. An "ad hoc" questionnaire was applied to assess the 4 motivational factors: competition and success-oriented motivation, external accommodation, physical…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Motivation, Competition, Young Adults
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Tobacyk, Jerome J.; Tobacyk, Zofia Socha – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1992
Uses Social Learning Theory to compare 149 university students from Poland with 136 university students from the southern United States for belief-based personality constructs and personality correlates of paranormal beliefs. As hypothesized, Poles reported a more external locus of control and significantly greater endorsement of irrational…
Descriptors: Beliefs, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
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Hertz-Lazarowitz, Rachel – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1979
Israeli children responded to a questionnaire assessing self-esteem, locus-of-control, and classroom social climate. Data were compared according to school grades, socioeconomic status, and sex. Affective personality variables and children's perception of the school social environment followed divergent patterns of development according to social…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Class Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style