The relationship among learned effectiveness, overuse symptoms, and fatigue.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship among learned effectiveness scores, injury rate, and fatigue. A sub-problem of this study was to examine if there were differences between and among gender, track and field event types, and scholarship category on learned effectiveness scores. The participants of this study were male and female outdoor track and field athletes at Emporia State University (N=50). During the 1997 MIAA outdoor track and field season, the participants were asked to complete an eight week heart rate log and to answer a Motivational Effectiveness Scale (MES). Data were analyzed through the use of a Pearson Product correlation coefficient, chi square, and an one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). All data were analyzed at the p <.05 level of significance. The correlation coefficient indicated no significant relationship between learned effectiveness scores and injury rate (r = .18) and fatigue and in July rate (r = .18). The correlation coefficient indicated a relationship between learned effectiveness scores and fatigue (r = -.35, p =.035). An one-way ANOVA indicated no significant difference between learned effectiveness scores and gender, R(1,48) = 2.1396, p =.15); event type, F(2,47) = 1.01, p =.37; and scholarship category, E(1,48) =1.74, p =.17.