Date of Award
1999
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Art
Abstract
Studies have shown that female athletes can have lower self-esteem than male athletes as they deal with the challenges and issues that arise as they progress through adolescence and become young adults. Researchers have implicated the gender socialization process which places the role of the female athlete in direct conflict with traditional female roles. This casual-comparative study examined differences in self-esteem and locus of control between female athletes and male athletes. Forty-three females and thirty-two males completed the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory and the Levenson Locus of Control, I, P & C Scales. The results suggest the self-esteem of female college athletes is lower than male college athletes and the locus of control of females is less internal than that of male athletes.
Recommended Citation
Kane, Rhonda J., "The Relationship Between Self-Esteem. Locus of Control, and Gender Among College Athletes" (1999). Theses. 895.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/895
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