Table 2 Mean (±standard deviation) of all variables displaying a significant difference in terms of sporting level of achievement.
| Variable |
Sporting level of achievement: Mean (SD) |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Emotion coping |
26.7 (2.58) |
25.147 (4.81) |
28.677 (4.37) |
| Task goal orientated |
30.8 (3.49) |
27.794 (3.80) |
26.889 (4.35) |
| Ego goal orientated |
20.3(4.06) |
15.971 (4.80) |
14.278 (5.45) |
| Determination |
13.8 (1.40) |
11.706 (2.26) |
10.333 (3.05) |
| Self Belief |
16.2 (2.15) |
14.118 (3.80) |
11.611 (2.66) |
| Positive Cognition |
16.7 (2.0) |
14.765 (2.13) |
11.778 (3.41) |
| Visualisation |
14.6 (1.96) |
11.118 (3.03) |
8.278 (3.74) |
| Confidence |
19.7 (3.59) |
15.853 (3.53) |
13.333 (2.79) |
| Constancy |
13.8 (1.30) |
12.647 (2.50) |
11.333 (2.60) |
| Optimism |
22.43 (4.00) |
21.40 (3.42) |
18.51 (4.09) |
| Control |
11.91 (2.04) |
10.81 (2.59) |
9.71 (2.77) |
| Hostility |
14.04 (4.94) |
20.35 (10.35) |
22.67 (9.86) |
| Right hand digit ratio |
.944(.02) |
.961 (.03) |
.979 (.03) |
| Left hand digit ratio |
.945 (.14) |
.959 (.03) |
.981 (.25) |
NB: National and above = 1, Regional = 2, Leisure/school = 3
