Attitudes of Male and Female Athletes Toward Male and Female Coaches

1984 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Weinberg ◽  
Margie Reveles ◽  
Allen Jackson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Sex Role Socialization ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Female Coaches

This investigation was done to gather some exploratory data concerning the attitudes and feelings of male and female college, high school, and junior high school varsity basketball players toward having a female coach versus a male coach. Subjects (N = 85) indicated their attitudes for playing for a hypothetical male or female coach (randomly assigned to condition) in a 2 x 2 (sex of athlete x sex of coach) between-subjects design. They were instructed to complete a questionnaire consisting of 11 items that tapped their attitudes and feelings toward a new coach. Identical background information was provided to subjects concerning the qualifications of the coach, the only difference being that for one group of subjects the coach was said to be female whereas for the other group of subjects the coach was said to be a male. Results were analyzed by a MANOVA and indicated significant interactions on seven questions, with simple main effects consistently indicating that males displayed more negative attitudes toward female coaches than did females while males and females did not differ in their view of male coaches. Results are discussed in terms of sex-role socialization patterns for males and females.

Influence of Gender of Coach on Perceptions of Basketball and Coaching Self-Efficacy and Aspirations of High School Female Basketball Players

1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy D. Lirgg ◽  
Ro Dibrezzo ◽  
Angie N. Smith
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Women In Sport ◽  
Female Coaches

The decline in number of female coaches has been a serious concern of women in sport. This study investigated whether gender of coach would influence high school female basketball players specifically in relation to their future coaching self-efficacy, the level of competition at which they might choose to coach, and their ideas about the purposes of basketball. Results revealed that gender of coach did not influence self-efficacy for coaching but did influence level of competition. Perceived playing ability was found to be the strongest predictor of future coaching self-efficacy. In addition, some differences were found between male- and female-coached athletes and between male and female coaches concerning perceived purposes of basketball.

Collegiate Athletes’ Gendered Perceptions of a Hypothetical Male and Female Coach

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-55
Author(s):  
Lori Rittenhouse-Wollmuth ◽  
Cindra S. Kamphoff ◽  
Jon Lim
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Collegiate Athletes ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Head Coach ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Head ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Female Collegiate Athletes ◽  
Female Coaches

Historically, the world of sport is considered a masculine domain characterized by power, aggression, and physical contact (Hall, 1996). The exclusionary elements of the male culture of sport have created gender inequities in participation (Birrell & Theberge, 1994), and a gendered perception of male and female coaches (Frankl & Babitt, 1998; Weinberg, Reveles, & Jackson, 1984). The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of male and female collegiate athletes of a hypothetical male and female coach, and to determine if female coaches are more accepted compared to Weinberg et al.’s study investigating male and female athletes’ perceptions of a hypothetical coach. The Attitudinal Questionnaire (Weinberg, Reveles, & Jackson, 1984) was utilized to determine athletes’ attitudes about a hypothetical coach. A 2 × 2 MANOVA indicated a significant interaction between the gender of a hypothetical head coach and the gender of an athlete, and a significant main effect for gender. Univariate ANOVA results indicate that males and females differed in their attitudes and perceptions of both a hypothetical male and female head coach. The female athletes, compared to male athletes, were more likely to be accepting of coaches regardless of the coaches’ gender. Furthermore, male athletes were less accepting of female coaches. In addition, when comparing the means of the current study to Weinberg et al.’s (1984) study, results indicate that female coaches were not more accepted than in 1984.

Preliminary investigation of a multimodal enhanced brain function index among high school and collegiate concussed male and female athletes

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 442-449
Author(s):  
Tracey Covassin ◽  
Amanda L. McGowan ◽  
Abigail C. Bretzin ◽  
Morgan Anderson ◽  
Kyle Michael Petit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Brain Function ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Function Index

Attitudes and Career Interests of Junior High School Mathematics Students: Implications for the Classroom

1985 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 45-49
Author(s):  
Katherine Pedersen ◽  
Dorothy R. Bleyer ◽  
Patricia B. Elmore
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
High School Teacher ◽  
Academic Factors ◽  
Role Identification ◽  
Junior High School Teacher

During the 1970s. various political, cultural, and academic factors joined to thrust the topic of sex differences in achievement in mathematics to national attention. At the same time, research has served to refine attitudinal instruments and to relate cultural and societal influences to sex differences in mathematics. The junior high school years are Important to study because sex-role identification becomes more prominent, and crucial educational choices are made at this stage. Surprisingly, a study by Benbow and Stanley (1980) has suggested that the mathematical experiences of both males and females are identical until the junior high school years. The junior high school teacher, especially, becomes cognizant that different foctors are Influencing students during these early adolescent years.

scholarly journals Stress, Coping, and Injuries in Male and Female High School Basketball Players

1995 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 499-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven P. Rider ◽  
Robert A. Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
High School ◽  
Coping Skills ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Life Event Stress ◽  
Female High School ◽  
Event Stress

Past research has identified a positive relationship between life-event stress and football injuries, but research in other sports has yielded more ambiguous results. It seems, then, that the relation of life stress and injury may be sport-specific and that different sports must be studied separately before such a relationship is assumed. The present investigation examined the relationships among life-event stress, coping skills, social support, and injuries of male and female high school basketball players. Contrary to the hypothesis, the number of days missed due to injury was not significantly related to life-event stress. As expected, the injury measure was negatively correlated with both the coping-skills and social-support variables, but these correlations did not reach statistical significance. Recommendations for research are discussed.

Comparison of Factors from the Bem Sex-Role Inventory for Male and Female College Students

1980 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 1011-1017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas M. Kimlicka ◽  
James A. Wakefield ◽  
Alan F. Friedman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Poor Agreement ◽  
Bem Sex Role Inventory ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Principal Components Method ◽  
Components Method

The 40 sex-typed items of the Bern Sex-role Inventory were analyzed by the principal components method for samples of 169 male and 206 female undergraduates. The Bern Sex-role Inventory assumes psychological masculinity (M) and femininity (F) as independent, unipolar dimensions of personality which can be measured using pools of items treated as homogeneous. The two analyses were compared with each other and with theoretical orthogonal factors of masculinity and femininity. The results indicated that the two sets of items measure the same constructs for males and females and show agreement with theoretical factors. In addition, the masculine items defined three small factors (rather than one) for each sex and eight feminine items showed poor agreement with the femininity factor. Suggestions for improving the inventory were presented.

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