IDO MOVEMENT FOR CULTURE

Psychology treats locus of control (LOC) as a dimension of personality. LOC is usually analysed as a generalised variable. However, there have occurred suggestions to diagnose specific dimensions of the LOC. This kind of diagnosis will facilitate designing and implementing educational activities more effectively. The aim of this research was to define specific locus of control in beginner wrestlers. Additionally, the analysis of subjectively perceived influences on the course of their sports career was made.The research included 131 boys participating in the Polish Cadet Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling.To diagnose locus of control in sports situations the questionnaire “I” and the questionnaire PKSPwS were used. The following two groups of wrestlers were compared: a group of 22 wrestlers who took the podium in the final classification and a group of 22 wrestlers who did not take the podium.The respondents revealed significantly higher levels of LOC in the situation of success and during training. Wrestlers-winners had more internalised LOC in sports situations in general as well as in sports success and during training. In the control group LOC was more internalised during training than during competitions. According to the examined wrestlers, the course of their career was influenced mostly by themselves and their coaches. The authors tried to indicate the role of working on real mastery in sport and in life.