FIELD-DEPENDENCE INDEPENDENCE OF MALE AND FEMALE SPANISH ATHLETES

We examined the field dependence-independence of Spanish athletes, 293 men and women (aged 18 to 23 years) active in individual and ream spo rts, and nonathletes. Subjects were tested on the Group Embedded Figur es Test. Analysis indicated that men active in team sports were more f ield-dependent than those non-involved in sports, and that team-sport women exhibited a higher field-dependence than individual-sport athlet es or nonathletes of both sexes. Our data reflect a significant intera ction between type of sport and sex.