Exploration of State and Trait Anger, Anger Expression, and Perfectionism In Collegiate Springboard Divers

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the dimensions of perfectionism and various aspects of anger, such as state, trait, and the expression of anger, for collegiate springboard divers. The role of gender was also investigated. Forty women and 19 men were administered the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2 (STAXI-2; Spielberger, 1999) and the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS; Frost, Marten, Lahart, & Rosenblate, 1990). Data analysis showed no significant differences between genders for any scales or subscales of anger or perfectionism. State anger and its subscales were not significantly correlated with any subscales of perfectionism. Anger expression scales were not found to be significantly correlated with the subscales of perfectionism. Only trait anger, and the subscale trait anger/ angry reaction, were found to have significant relationships with the concern over mistakes dimension of perfectionism. The perfectionism subscale personal standards was also correlated with trait anger/ angry reaction.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Kinesiology (M.S.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Health and Kinesiology

Year dc:date.available

2005

Author dc:creator

• Sinclair, Jacob Stoner

Contributors dc:contributor

• A. Barry Joyner
• Barry A. Munkasy

• ETD
• Perfectionism
• State Anger
• Trait Anger
• Anger Expression
• Springboard Diving
• Anger

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/90

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1090