Scores on Profile of Mood States of College Football Players from Nonscholarship and Scholarship Programs

Abstract

Scores on the Profile of Mood States of football players from three small football programs (ns = 85, 71, and 91) were compared. Scores of athletes from the two nonscholarship programs did not conform to the “iceberg profile,” differing mainly on Anger. These same players differed significantly from the scholarship athletes at a major college on all mood states. Mean total mood scores fell between those for major college scholarship athletes and high school athletes. Means for players associated with the small scholarship program more closely resembled means of major college athletes on both the individual mood states and the total mood score. The results supported the hypothesis that nonscholarship collegiate athletes differ in significant ways from those receiving scholarships.