Psychological characterization of the collegiate rodeo athlete. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Assessed psychological responsiveness in 34 (26 male and 8 female) members of an intercollegiate rodeo association to quantify and compare psychological characteristics of the collegiate rodeo contestant with previous research (J. M. Hagberg et al, 1979; W. P. Morgan, 1980; and PA, Vol 72:14557, 12739) on elite athletes, collegiate athletes in other sports, and established college norms. Testing inventories included the Profile of Mood States and the Eysenck Personality Inventory. Intercollegiate rodeo contestants scored significantly higher in vigor and extraversion and significantly lower in depression, fatigue, confusion, total mood disturbance, and conformity than collegiate norms. Female rodeo performers scored significantly higher in neuroticism than male counterparts in other events. Results significantly reflect the psychological profile of performers only recently thought of as an athletic population. (French abstract) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

published proceedings

  • Journal of Sport Behavior

author list (cited authors)

  • Meyers, M. C., Sterling, J. C., & LeUnes, A. D.

complete list of authors

  • Meyers, MC||Sterling, JC||LeUnes, AD

publication date

  • January 1988