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Personality And Sports Preference In Women Majoring In Physical Education In Utah And Idaho, Carolyn Gay Barcus
Personality And Sports Preference In Women Majoring In Physical Education In Utah And Idaho, Carolyn Gay Barcus
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Personality traits of women majoring in physical education who preferred team sports, individual sports, or dance were compared, using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI).
No significant differences were found between the three groups on seven of the eight MMPI scales used. The dance group scored significantly more feminine on scale 5 of the MMPI than did either the team sports or individual sports group. Gymnasts and swimmers were significantly more feminine than was the track and field sub-group on this scale. The social and folk dance sub-groups and the non-majors sub-group were significantly more feminine than were the track …