Sport Orientations and Goal Perspectives of Wheelchair Athletes

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanouil K. Skordilis ◽  
Dimitra Koutsouki ◽  
Katerina Asonitou ◽  
Elizabeth Evans ◽  
Barbara Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Wheelchair Athletes ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
Sport Orientation ◽  
Goal Perspectives

The purpose was to examine the sport orientations and goal perspectives of wheelchair adult athletes who differed on gender and type of sport. Participants were 34 male and 14 female marathoners and 166 male and 29 female basketball players. Instruments were the Sport Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ) and the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ). Separate 2 × 2 (Gender × Sport) multivariate analysis of variance revealed that on the SOQ, males scored higher on competitive orientation, females scored higher on goal orientation, and no gender differences occurred on win orientation. Basketball players scored higher on win orientation, marathoners scored higher on goal orientation, and no differences occurred between sport groups on competitiveness orientation. On the TEOSQ, there were no gender differences; marathoners scored higher on ego orientation, and no differences occurred between sport groups on task orientation.

Winning Isn't Everything: Goal Orientation and Gender Differences in University Leisure-Skills Classes

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise M. Anderson ◽  
Anthony W. Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
University Students ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Intention To Continue

Achievement motivation is predicated on the notion that a person wants to demonstrate competence and feel successful and is motivated to achieve these outcomes. A person's goal orientation describes the individual's motivation—an ego orientation presupposes that achievement is a result of ability, whereas a task orientation ties achievement to effort. Understanding a person's achievement motivation can help us better understand how to facilitate positive leisure experiences and long-term participation in recreation activities. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the goal orientation of male and female university students enrolled in leisure-skills courses. Results suggest that there are gender differences in goal orientation that may have an impact on enjoyment of and intention to continue participation in a recreation activity, regardless of the activity.

scholarly journals Influence of Volitional Competencies on Achievement Goals of People with Physical Disability in Physical Activity Settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-39
Author(s):  
Ioannis Proios
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Activity Settings ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities ◽  
Goal Perspectives

AbstractThis study’s purpose was to investigate any possible relationship between the goal perspectives (task and ego orientation) and volitional competences (persistence, expedience, and purposefulness) in physical activities settings. Participants were 134 people with a physical disability (103 men and 31 women) with age ranging from 14 to 67 years. All participants participated in physical activities. Participants filled out the Measure Athletes’ Volition – Short (MAV-S), and Task and Ego Orientation in Sports Questionnaire (TEOSQ). Results revealed that volitional competencies are predictors goal perspectives in physical activity settings. In addition, the findings showed that the expedience is a stronger predictor to task orientation, while persistence competence is to ego orientation. In conclusion, the present study is considered to offer new knowledge on the achievement goal orientation people with physical disabilities in physical activity contexts. The first one is that volitional competencies (expedience and purposefulness) are significantly positive predictors of task orientation. The second conclusion is that persistence competence is significantly positive predictor, while purposefulness competence is negative predictor of ego orientation.

scholarly journals Effects of Goal Orientation and Perceived Value of Toughness on Antisocial Behavior in Soccer: The Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian David Boardley ◽  
Maria Kavussanu
Keyword(s):  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Ego Orientation

In this study, we examined (a) the effects of goal orientations and perceived value of toughness on antisocial behavior toward opponents and teammates in soccer and (b) whether any effects were mediated by moral disengagement. Male soccer players (N = 307) completed questionnaires assessing the aforementioned variables. Structural equation modeling indicated that ego orientation had positive and task orientation had negative direct effects on antisocial behavior toward opponents. Further, ego orientation and perceived value of toughness had indirect positive effects on antisocial behavior toward opponents and teammates which were mediated by moral disengagement. Collectively, these findings aid our understanding of the effects of personal influences on antisocial behavior and of psychosocial mechanisms that could facilitate such antisocial conduct in male soccer players.

Goal Orientations, Perceptions of Aggression, and Sportspersonship in Elite Male Youth Ice Hockey Players

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G.H. Dunn ◽  
Janice Causgrove Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Goal Theory ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Aggressive Behaviors ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Ego Orientation

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between goal orientations, perceptions of athletic aggression, and sportspersonship among elite male youth ice hockey players (M age = 13.08 years). Athletes (N = 171) completed questionnaires to assess their goal orientations, attitudes toward directing aggressive behaviors during competition, and non-aggression-related sportspersonship. In accordance with Vallerand, Deshaies, Cuerrier, Brière, and Pelletier (1996), sportspersonship was conceptualized as a five-dimensional construct. Multiple regression analyses revealed that high ego-oriented athletes were more inclined to approve of aggressive behaviors than those with low ego orientation. Players with higher levels of task orientation (rather than low task orientation) had higher sportspersonship levels on three dimensions. An analysis of goal orientation patterns revealed that regardless of ego orientation, low (compared to high) task orientation was more motivationally detrimental to several sportspersonship dimensions. The practical implications of these results are discussed in the context of Nicholls’s (1989) achievement goal theory.

Young Korean Athletes' Goal Orientation and Sources of Enjoyment

2002 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 1043-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Yoo ◽  
Byoung-Jun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
Health And Fitness ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Conceptual Link

Feeling of enjoyment plays a critical role in sport participation and adherence. The purposes of this study were to (a) identify specific sources of enjoyment in the context of Korean youth sport and (b) examine the conceptual link between goal orientation and the sources of enjoyment in youth sport. A total of 334 middle school athletes (244 boys, 90 girls; ages 12 to 18 years), representing 17 schools in Seoul, participated. They responded to the Korean version of the Task and Ego Orientation Questionnaire in Sport and an open-ended item designed to identify sources of enjoyment. Content analysis of the responses resulted in nine enjoyment categories, including winning and competition, social recognition and rewards, health and fitness, and perceived competence. Chi squared analyses provided initial evidence for the conceptual link between goal orientation and sources of enjoyment. The athletes scoring high on task orientation more frequently reported self-referenced sources of enjoyment, e.g., health and fitness, psychological benefit, while the athletes high on ego orientation more frequently identified social recognition and rewards as their enjoyment sources. These results were discussed within the frame of goal orientation theory and cross-cultural perspectives.

Goal Orientation and Perceptions of the Motivational Climate Initiated by Parents

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally A. White
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Volleyball Players ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
Learning Enjoyment ◽  
Physical Skills ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between goal orientation and perceptions of the motivational climate initiated by parents among female volleyball players. Female volleyball players (N=204), ranging in age from 14 to 17 years (age M = 15.40), participated in the study. All subjects completed the 36-item Parent-Initiated Motivational Climate Questionnaire (PIMCQ-2) and the 13-item Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ). Stepwise multiple regression analyses were used to determine the relationship between the predictor variables and goal orientation. Specifically, a climate where parents emphasized success without effort predicted ego orientation. Also, the results indicated that an individual’s perception of a climate fostered by parents that focused on learning/enjoyment predicted task orientation. Overall, results from this study indicated that female volleyball players’ perceptions of what their parents prefer and consider to be important in the learning of physical skills was related to dispositional goal orientation.

Coping Processes in Competitive Gymnasts: Gender Differences

1995 ◽  
Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1139-1145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory S. Kolt ◽  
Robert J. Kirkby ◽  
Helen Lindner
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Wishful Thinking ◽  
Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Ways Of Coping ◽  
Coping Processes ◽  
Female Gymnasts

The Ways of Coping with Sport questionnaire was used to investigate coping with performance problems in a sample of 115 adolescent gymnasts. The coping processes reported most frequently by the total sample of gymnasts were Increased Effort and Resolve, Wishful Thinking, Seeking Social Support, and Problem-focused Coping. Analysis of gender differences by multivariate analysis of variance indicated that, compared with males, the female gymnasts were more likely to use Seeking Social Support to cope with slumps in performance. The findings were consistent with previous research on coping in sporting and nonsporting populations.

scholarly journals Goal Orientation, Motivation, and Competitive Anxiety in Players of Domestic Cricket in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salman Ahmad ◽  
Faiza Safdar
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
Intrinsic Regulation ◽  
Sport Motivation Scale ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Predictor

The present research was conducted to examine the relationship between goal orientation, motivation, and competitive anxiety in players of domestic cricket in Pakistan. The sample comprised of 105 male domestic cricketers aged between 18 to 35 years (M = 20.02, SD = 2.75). Correlational research design and purposive sampling strategy was used to draw sample from different cricket clubs and academies in Lahore and the permission to collect data was taken from the authorities of Pakistan Cricket Board. Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (Duda & Nicholls, 1992), Sport Motivation Scale-II (Pelletier, Rocchi, Vallerand, Deci, & Ryan, 2013), Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (Smith, Smoll, Cumming, & Grossbard, 2006), Beliefs About the Causes of Sport Success Questionnaire (Duda & Nicholls, 1992) and Multidimensional Inventory of Perfectionism in Sport (Stober, Otto, & Stoll, 2006) were administered to the participants. Pearson product moment correlation revealed that ego orientation was positively correlated with external regulation, whereas task orientation was positively correlated with intrinsic regulation. Also, intrinsic regulation was negatively correlated with competitive anxiety. Regression analysis revealed that intrinsic regulation was a negative predictor of competitive anxiety and somatic anxiety after controlling the effects of perfectionism and beliefs about success.

Prediction of Goal Orientation and Perceived Competence on Intensity and Direction of Precompetitive Anxiety among Adolescent Handball Players

2007 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiung-Huang Li ◽  
Likang Chi
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
The Relationship

This study explored the main and interactive effects of goal orientations and perceived competence on intensity and direction of the symptoms of precompetitive cognitive and somatic anxiety. 109 handball players from 16 high school teams ( M = 16.2 yr., SD = 1.5) participated. All were asked to complete the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire, Perceived Competence Questionnaire, and a modified version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2. Using separated multiple hierarchical regression analyses, direction of the symptoms of precompetitive somatic anxiety was predicted by perceived competence and interaction of ego orientation x perceived competence. Perceived competence and the interaction of ego orientation x task orientation x perceived competence were significant predictors of direction of the symptoms of precompetitive cognitive anxiety. The results suggest that perceptions of competence and task orientation moderate the relationship between ego orientation and direction of the symptoms of precompetitive anxiety.

Use of the Sport Orientation Questionnaire with Wheelchair Athletes: Examination of Evidence for Validity

2002 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. K. Skordilis ◽  
C. Sherrill ◽  
A. Yilla ◽  
D. Koutsouki ◽  
N. A. Stavrou
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Evidence Theory ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Wheelchair Athletes ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Sport Orientation

The factor structure of the Sport Orientation Questionnaire with three factors of competitiveness, win orientation, and goal orientation was examined in a sample of 243 wheelchair athletes from the USA. Based on sample-specific validity evidence theory, it was hypothesized that the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses would yield evidence on validity for wheelchair athletes who were different from able-bodied athletes. Exploratory factor analysis confirmed the hypothesis with a clear fourth and a questionable fifth factor. A confirmatory factor analysis did not adequately explain the new five-factor model. The new emerging fourth and fifth factors separated the competitiveness element of the questionnaire in ‘self-referenced’ and ‘other-referenced’ elements of competitiveness. Results are discussed in terms of demographic characteristics of the sample of wheelchair athletes.

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