LOCUS OF CONTROL AND VULNERABILITY TO THE INJURY IN SEMI-PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL

Authors

  • Francisco J. Ortín Montero
  • Aurelio Olmedilla Zafra
  • Enrique J. Garcés de los Fayos Ruiz
  • María Dolores Hidalgo Montesinos
Keywords: locus of control, injuries, soccer, psychological variables

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the relation between the control locus and the vulnerability of the football player to injuries. The sample of this study consists of 209 professional and
semi-professional football players. We have performed an evaluation of the control locus through the Rotter Control Locus Scale (1966), adapted by Perez (1984). Moreover, we have
registered the number and the seriousness of injuries observed in a season as well as those occurred in the previous season. Our results point towards a light trend to diminished vulnerability in players with control locus more internal.

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Author Biographies

Francisco J. Ortín Montero

Universidad de Murcia

Aurelio Olmedilla Zafra

Universidad Católica San Antonio, Murcia

Enrique J. Garcés de los Fayos Ruiz

Universidad de Murcia

María Dolores Hidalgo Montesinos

Universidad de Murcia
How to Cite
Ortín Montero, F. J., Olmedilla Zafra, A., Garcés de los Fayos Ruiz, E. J., & Hidalgo Montesinos, M. D. (2008). LOCUS OF CONTROL AND VULNERABILITY TO THE INJURY IN SEMI-PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL. Sport Psychology Notebooks, 8(2), 101–112. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/cpd/article/view/54441
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