Document Type : Original research study
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1 Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Sarab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sarab , Iran
2 Master of Sports Psychology, Department of Education, Ardabil, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare brain-behavioral systems and differentiation of self between female athletes and non-athletes. The research is of a causal-comparative type and the statistical population of the research includes all female secondary school students of the second period of Ardabil city (N=7477). 200 people were selected by complete enumeration sampling method for athletes and multistage cluster randomization for non-athletes and were replaced in two groups. The criteria for selecting student athletes was to have a rank in at least provincial competitions and three years of regular sports experience with at least three training sessions per week. To collect information, the standard differentiation questionnaires of Skowron and Friedlander (1998) and the brain/behavioral systems scale of Carver and White (1994) were used. The results of multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) showed that female athletes had a dominant and more active behavioral activation system compared to non-athletes, and the level of differentiation in the athlete group was higher than that of the non-athlete group. According to the results of the research, it seems that brain and behavioral systems and the level of differentiation are related to the level of sports participation, and therefore knowing these concepts can be suitable components in the psychological and functional analysis of people's sports.
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