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This study was done with the aim of the assessment of the relationship and
comparison of feeling of loneliness and locus of control among athlete and non –
athlete male students of Kermanshah Razi University. 60 athlete male students
participating in university team exercises and 60 non – athlete male students with
age – wise extent were considered as the subjects. Feeling of loneliness and locus of
control were measured by UCLA and Levenson questionnaries. After gathering the
data, pearson correlation coefficient was used for inspecting the relationship of
variables in two groups and for comparing variables, the independent – sample t
Test was applied.The assessment of relationship among the variables shwed no
meaningful relationship between the feeling of loneliness and locus of control
(internal and external with tendency to powerful others) in two groups. There was a
meaningful relationship between feeling of loneliness and external locus of control
(tendency to change) in non-athlete males. Comparing the variables among the
subjects showed that there is meaningful difference between feeling of loneliness
and internal in two groups and there was no meaningful difference between two
groups in external locus of control .With regard to the meaningful relationship
between feeling of loneliness and external locus of control (tendency to change) in
non – athlete males, we can claim that non – athletes with external locus of control,
with this belief that they have less control on the events of life, experience the
feeling of loneliness more than others. The meaningful difference in feeling of
loneliness between athlete and non – athlete males confirm the useful psycho –
social effects of physical activities and the of meaningful difference between
internal locus of control in two groups shows that the athletes have more control on
their own lives and consider themselves responsible for their success and failures.