ANALYSIS OF SPORT ORIENTATION OF FEMALE COLLEGIATE ATHLETES

Scores on three subscales of the Sport Orientation Questionnaire were analyzed to assess whether competitive orientation of 40 female athlet es differed from that of 36 nonparticipants and whether competitive or ientation differentiated among athletes participating in different spo rts. Intercollegiate women athletes from three sports (basketball=12; softball=16; and volleyball=12) and a control group of 36 women who di d not participate in athletics were respondents. Scores on Win and Com petition significantly discriminated among groups. Scores of the contr ol group were significantly lower than those of each group of athletes . No other comparisons were significant.