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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BASKETBALL MORE AND LESS SUCCESSFUL SENIOR ELITE TEAMS IN CONATIVE CHARACTERISTICS

Abstract

Cilj našeg istraživanja bio je utvrditi razlike u konativnim karakteristikama košarkaša uspješnijih i manje uspješnih momčadi: mentalnoj čvrstoći, perfekcionizmu, te percipiranoj grupnoj koheziji. Finalni uzorak ispitanika (74 košarkaša) je selekcioniran iz inicijalnog uzorka od 107 ispitanika, košarkaša devet muških seniorskih momčadi A-1 Hrvatske muške košarkaške lige iz prvenstva 2006/2007. U odnosu na varijable konativnih karakteristika i njihovih dimenzija, diskriminacijskom analizom uspješnijih i manje uspješnih momčadi u prvenstvu. Rezultati su pokazali da se igrači manje i više uspješnih momčadi ne razlikuju na temelju skupa konativnih karakteristika te percipirane grupne kohezije. S druge strane, igrači manje i više uspješnih momčadi se razlikuju na temelju skupa korištenih ekstremnih procjena na skalama konativnih karakteristika te percipirane grupne kohezije. Nije pronaðena statistički značajna razlika izmeðu košarkaša više i manje uspješnih momčadi u skupu konativnih karakteristika, ali jest u broju ekstremnih procjena na skalama konativnih karakteristika te percipirane grupne kohezije.The aim of our study was to determine differences between the players in more successful and less successful basketball teams, in conative characteristics: mental strength, perfectionism, and perceived group cohesion. The final sample of respondents (74 players) is selected from the initial sample of 107 subjects, nine men\u27s senior basketball team\u27s A-1 Croatian men\u27s basketball league championship in 2006/2007. Discriminant analysis was performed, for all the variables of conative characteristics and their dimensions, between the players who play in more successful and less successful teams in the Croatian championship. The results showed that players who play in more or less successful teams do not differ, based on a set of conative characteristics and perceived group cohesion. On the other hand, players in more or less successful teams differ on the basis set used to estimate the extreme rsponses on the scales of conative characteristics and perceived group cohesion. No statistically significant differences were found between the players more and less successful teams in conative characteristics, but the differences are significant in number of extreme estimates used on scales of conative characteristics and perceived group cohesion

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