scholarly journals Goal Orientations and Beliefs about the Causes of Sport Success among Elite Skiers

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan L. Duda ◽  
Sally A. White
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Elite Skiers

The purposes of this study were to determine the relationship between goal orientations and beliefs about the causes of success among elite athletes and to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) in high-level competitive sport. Male and female intercollegiate skiers (N=143) completed the TEOSQ specific to skiing and a questionnaire assessing their perceptions of the determinants of success in skiing. Factor analysis of the TEOSQ revealed two independent subscales that demonstrated acceptable internal consistency. Task orientation was positively linked with the beliefs that skiing success is a result of hard work, superior ability, and selecting activities that one can perform successfully, and ego orientation to the beliefs that taking an illegal advantage, possessing high ability, selecting tasks that one can accomplish, and external variables are reasons for skiing success. Factor analysis of the two goal orientation and four belief scale scores revealed two divergent goal/belief dimensions in competitive skiing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

scholarly journals Satisfacción de necesidades psicológicas y orientaciones de meta en profesorado de Educación Física hacia sus alumnos (Physical education teachers’ satisfaction of psychological needs and goal orientations towards their students)

Retos ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 50-53
Author(s):  
Pablo Usán Supervía ◽  
Carlos Salavera Bordás ◽  
Abel Merino Orozco ◽  
Laurane Jarie
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Promotion Of Physical Activity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Satisfaction Of Needs

El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar la relación entre la satisfacción de necesidades psicológicas y la orientación de meta en una muestra de 92 profesores especialistas de Educación Física (M=33,97; DT=8,45). Los instrumentos utilizados fueron la Escala de Satisfacción de Necesidades (ESANPE) y el Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ). Los resultados mostraron correlaciones entre la orientación motivacional hacia la tarea y la satisfacción de necesidades de competencia, afiliación, autonomía y utilidad de los profesores de EF en sus clases. A su vez, la orientación hacia la tarea fue predicha positivamente por la satisfacción de necesidad de la autonomía y utilidad en una línea de conductas más adaptativa. Se desprende la importancia e influencia de la orientación motivacional de los profesores de EF y la satisfacción de sus necesidades psicológicas en la promoción de la actividad físico-deportiva de sus alumnos.Abstract. The aim of this research was to analyze the relationship between goal orientation and satisfaction of psychological needs in a sample of 92 Physical Education teachers (M=33,97; DT=8,45). The main tools used were the Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ) as well as the Spanish Needs Satisfaction Scale (EPPBE). Results showed significant correlations between task orientation and satisfaction of competence, affiliation, autonomy, and utility in teachers’ classes. Furthermore, task orientation was positively predicted by autonomy and utility in a more adaptive way. The importance and influence of PE teachers about their goal orientations and the satisfaction of needs in the promotion of physical activity towards their students was evidenced.

scholarly journals The Role of Dispositional Orientations and Goal Motives on Athletes’ Well- and Ill-Being

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Natalia Martínez-González ◽  
Francisco L. Atienza ◽  
Joan L. Duda ◽  
Isabel Balaguer
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Subjective Vitality ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
Age Range ◽  
The Relationship

Findings in different contexts suggest that task orientation and ego orientation are related to adaptive and maladaptive motivational patterns, respectively. In sport, these personal dispositions could influence other important variables such as the goals that athletes pursue (and why they pursue them) during the season and their well- and ill-being. The main purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between athletes’ dispositional goal orientations, their goal motives, and their reported well-being (subjective vitality) and ill-being (physical and emotional exhaustion). The study involved 414 Spanish university athletes (206 female and 208 male) with an age range of 17 to 33 years (M = 20.61; SD = 2.58) that completed a package of questionnaires at the beginning of the season. Results of path analysis revealed that athletes’ task orientation was negatively associated to physical and emotional exhaustion indirectly through autonomous and controlled goal motives. In contrast, ego orientation was positively related to physical and emotional exhaustion via its link to controlled goal motives. Athletes’ task orientation directly and positively predicted subjective vitality, even though goal motives were not significant mediators. These findings support previous evidence about the protective role of athletes’ task orientation, in contrast to ego orientation, confirming its positive relationship with well-being and its negative one with ill-being. Additionally, it extends the knowledge regarding interdependencies between goal orientations and goal motives and how both contribute to athletes’ optimal or compromised functioning.

scholarly journals Creencias implícitas y orientaciones de meta de jugadoras mexicanas de sóftbol elite (Implicit beliefs and goal orientations in Mexican elite softball players)

Retos ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 184-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Zamarripa ◽  
Manuel Francisco De la Cruz Ortega ◽  
Octavio Álvarez ◽  
Isabel Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Implicit Beliefs ◽  
Addition Task ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Task Oriented

Dentro del contexto deportivo, las personas pueden presentar dos tipos de creencias implícitas sobre la habilidad deportiva, creencias incremental y de entidad, las cuales tienen un papel importante en la conformación de las orientaciones de meta cuando practican deporte. Hasta la fecha no se conocen estudios con población mexicana que hayan examinado la relación entre las creencias implícitas y las orientaciones de meta. El objetivo del presente estudio consistió en examinar las creencias implícitas sobre la habilidad y las orientaciones de meta en una muestra de jugadoras de sóftbol de máximo nivel competitivo de México. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 71 jugadoras de sóftbol (Medad = 22.05 años; DT = 6.27; rango = 13-41) pertenecientes a las selecciones de seis estados de la República Mexicana. Los resultados revelaron buena consistencia interna de los instrumentos. Las jugadoras presentaron una alta creencia incremental y una alta orientación a la tarea. La creencia incremental correlacionó positivamente con la orientación a la tarea, y ésta a su vez con la creencia estable pero de manera negativa. Por su parte, la creencia de entidad correlacionó positivamente con la orientación al ego. La creencia incremental de habilidad percibida predijo la orientación a la tarea y la creencia de entidad predijo la orientación al ego. Se deben desarrollar creencias de que la habilidad se puede mejorar a través del esfuerzo dado las consecuencias positivas que tiene en el fomento de una percepción de competencia orientada a la tarea y ésta a su vez sobre las experiencias deportivas.Abstract. In sport contexts, people can display two different types of implicit beliefs about athletic skills: incremental beliefs and entity beliefs, both playing an important role in setting a particular goal orientation while practicing any sport. There are no studies that examine the relationship between implicit beliefs and goal orientations in Mexican populations so far. The aim of this study was to analyze implicit beliefs about athletic skills and goal orientations in a sample of Mexican high performance softball players. The sample was composed by 71 softball players (Mage = 22.05 years; SD = 6.27; range = 13-41) from selection teams of six states of the Mexican Republic. Preliminary analyses demonstrated good internal consistency of the instruments applied. Players showed high incremental beliefs as well as high task orientation. These variables were also found to be positively correlated. In addition, task orientation was negatively associated with stable beliefs. On the other hand, entity beliefs were positively related to ego orientation. Incremental beliefs predicted task orientation, whereas entity beliefs predicted ego orientation. As our results suggest, we need to foster the belief that skills can be improved through sacrifice, as it would prompt the perception of task-oriented competence, thus having a positive impact on sports experiences.

The Relationship between Goal Orientation, Beliefs about the Causes of Sport Success, and Trait Anxiety among High School, Intercollegiate, and Recreational Sport Participants

1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally A. White ◽  
Scott R. Zellner
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Personal Goals ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Recreational Sport ◽  
College Age ◽  
Perspective Theory ◽  
Ego Orientation

Goal perspective theory assumes that personal goals serve as organizing principles, influencing the meaning of activities and how individuals respond to achievement experiences (Nicholls, 1989). This study examined the link between an individual’s personal goals, wider views about how sport operates, and trait anxiety level prior to or during competition. This investigation also determined the relation of gender and sport group to goal orientations, beliefs about the causes of success in sport, and multidimensional trait anxiety among sport participants. The sample consisted of 251 male and female high school, intercollegiate, and college-age recreational sport participants who completed the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ; Duda & Nicholls, 1992), the 21-item Beliefs About the Causes of Sport Success Questionnaire (BACSSQ; Duda & Nicholls, 1992), and the 21-item Sport Anxiety Scale (SAS; Smith, Smoll, & Schultz, 1990). Canonical correlation analysis revealed that sport participants higher in ego orientation than task orientation were more likely to experience concentration disruption prior to or during performance and believed that taking an illegal advantage, such as blood doping, would lead to success in sport. In general, women were more task oriented than men, and reported worrying and being somatically anxious prior to or during competition. Overall, high school athletes were more ego oriented than intercollegiate athletes. College-age recreational males were more apt than intercollegiate males and high school females to equate effort as the way to success in sport. Further, high school male athletes were more apt than intercollegiate males and all the female athletic groups to believe using an illegal advantage, such as performance-enhancing drugs, would lead to success in sport.

scholarly journals The Role of Perceived Competence in the Motivation of Physical Activity

1995 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lavon Williams ◽  
Diane L. Gill
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Intrinsic Interest ◽  
Task Goal ◽  
Ego Orientation

Understanding the role of perceived competence in the motivation of sport and physical activity is an important endeavor. This study attempted to examine the role of perceived competence by (a) investigating its relationship with goal orientations as hypothesized by Nicholls’s theory of achievement motivation, and (b) testing a proposed model linking goal orientations and motivated behavior. Students (N = 174) completed questionnaires assessing goal orientations, perceived competence, intrinsic interest, and effort. Regression analyses revealed that task orientation was a good predictor of effort; however, the interaction of ego orientation and perceived competence failed to adequately predict effort. Path analysis results revealed that task goal orientation, but not ego orientation, directly influenced perceived competence, intrinsic interest, and effort. In addition, intrinsic interest played a mediating role between perceived competence and effort and between task goal orientation and effort.

scholarly journals Self-Determination and Goal Orientation in Track and Field

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngien-Siong Chin ◽  
Selina Khoo ◽  
Wah-Yun Low
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Track And Field ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Adolescent Athletes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ego Orientation

Self-Determination and Goal Orientation in Track and FieldThis study investigated gender, age group and locality differences in adolescent athletes' self-determination motivation and goal orientations in track and field. It also examined the relationship between the self-determination theory and achievement goal theory. A total of 632 (349 boys, 283 girls) adolescent athletes (aged 13-18 years) completed the Sports Motivation Scale and Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire. Results indicated significant differences between gender on intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, amotivation (t(630) = 4.10, p < 0.05) and ego orientation (t(630) = 2.48, p < 0.05). Male students reported higher intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, amotivation and ego orientation. A significant difference was found between age groups on task orientation (t(630) = 1.94, p < 0.05) and locality on ego orientation (t(630) = 1.94, p < 0.05). Older athletes showed significantly higher task orientation. Rural athletes had higher ego orientation whereas urban athletes have higher intrinsic motivation. Task orientation was related to intrinsic motivation (r = 0.55, p < 0.01), extrinsic motivation (r = 0.55, p < 0.01), but weakly related to amotivation (r = 0.10, p < 0.01). Ego orientation was related to intrinsic motivation (r = 0.30, p < 0.01), extrinsic motivation (r = 0.36, p < 0.01) and amotivaion (r = 0.36, p < 0.01). Task orientation was related to ego orientation (r = 0.29, p < 0.01). Multiple regression analysis showed intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and amotivation accounted for 30.5% of the variances in task orientation.

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