«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «PSICHOLOGIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «PSYCHOLOGY»
ISSN 2304-1226 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Psychology». 2024. Vol 49

Relationship between Locus of Control and Life-Purpose Orientations of Sportsmen with Varying Skill Levels

Author(s)
A. I. Kharitonova
Abstract
The article considers the relation between locus of control and life-purpose orientations of sportsmen with varying skill level, and determines the influence of a skill level as a moderator in this relationship. The study has found that both internality and externality play a significant role in this process. Sportsmen-internals show higher indices of life meaningfulness compared to externals. There is also a tendency in the increase of life meaningfulness with a higher sports skill. Yet, no relationship between locus of control and a skill level has been found, which demonstrates that locus of control and life-purpose orientations do not depend on a skill level of a sportsman. The results show that internal locus of control correlates with a positive view of life, while a skill level influences some of these relations not being a moderator.
About the Authors
Kharitonova Anna Igorevna, Candidate of Sciences (Psychology), Sports Team Coach in Judo, Sambo and Taekwondo, Central Sports Club of the Army, 39, Leningradsky ave., Moscow, 125167, Russian Federation, e-mail: Kharitosha85@mail.ru
For citation

Kharitonova A. I. Relationship between Locus of Control and Life-Purpose Orientations of Sportsmen with Varying Skill Levels. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Psychology, 2024, vol. 49, pp. 78-90. https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2024.49.78 (in Russian)

Keywords
locus of control, internality, externality, sportsman, skill level, life-purpose orientations, moderation.
UDC
159.9:796
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2024.49.78
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