Abstract
The purpose of this study was to clarify psychological aptitude. Ninety-four Junior High School tall volleyball players (mean height=185.1±5.4 cm,48 male and 173.9 ± 4.2 cm, 46 female) were picked up for this study. To measure their psychological aptitude,we used following 3 type of scale TSMI (Taikyo Sport Motivation Inventory),MPI (Maudsley personality Inventory),and SCAT (Sports Competition Anxiety Test). The date were analyzed SPSS 20.0 for Windows. A criterion level of .05 was used in this study. The results showed that girl players were significantly higher than boy players in 4 sub-scales,Challenge to the Goal(t = 2.61,p < .05),Value of Athletics(t = 2.18,p < .05), Causal Attribution to the Effort(t = 3.01,p < .05)and Victory Intentionality(t = 2.85,p < .05).In addition, girl players were significantly higher than boy players in Introversion - Extroversion scale(t = 2.61,p < .05). Therefore, these results suggested that the girl players on this study are more ambitious and extroverted than boy players.
Follow up research should examine on a continuing for clarify psychological aptitude.