Locus of Control Correlates with Marathon Performance
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 48 (3_suppl) , 1249-1250
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1979.48.3c.1249
Abstract
The relationship between performance in the 1976 Skylon International Marathon and Rotter's internal-external locus of control measure was investigated using 97 male participants in the race. There were no significant differences between finishers and non-finishers in the I-E scores. Among the finishers, there was a small but significant correlation between internality and finish time. Finish time also correlated with number of previous marathons.Keywords
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