I Am What I Am? The Baller Identity Measurement Scale (BIMS) with a Division I Football Team in American Higher Education

Authors

C. Keith Harrison, University of Central Florida
Laurel Traynowicz, Boise State UniversityFollow
Scott Bukstein, University of Central Florida
Ginny McPherson-Botts, University of Central Florida
Suzanne Malia Lawrence, Azusa Pacific University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2014

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11332-014-0171-3

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of culture and socio-cultural contexts on academic and athletic motivation of American male college football student-athletes. This study measured perceptions of student-athletes' athletic and academic identities tied to motivation for performance using a culturally relevant assessment tool, the Baller Identity Measurement Scale.

Comments

This document was originally published with one of the author names as: Laurel Tranyowicz.

Publication Information

Harrison, C. Keith; Traynowicz, Laurel; Bukstein, Scott; McPherson-Botts, Ginny; and Lawrence, Suzanne Malia. (2014). "I Am What I Am? The Baller Identity Measurement Scale (BIMS) with a Division I Football Team in American Higher Education". Sport Sciences for Health, 10(1), 53-58.