Values, motivational orientation and team cohesion amongst youth soccer players

2021 ◽  
pp. 174795412110556
Author(s):  
Rosendo Berengüí ◽  
Rafael Carralero ◽  
María A. Castejón ◽  
Juan A. Campos-Salinas ◽  
Enrique Cantón
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Team Cohesion ◽  
Motivational Orientation ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Close Link ◽  
Ego Orientation

There is a close link between moral education and sports activities. A well-organized sport can be an excellent means of transferring positive values to children and adolescents, which can influence motivation and group processes. This study aimed to analyse (a) the relationships between social, personal and individualistic values, motivational orientation and team cohesion amongst young soccer players and (b) compare differences in these variables between players competing in different age categories. Our participant sample comprised 401 male soccer players of Spanish teams (mean age = 14.64 years) competing in official competitive leagues, of five age categories, Under-10 years to Under-19. All participants responded to three instruments: the Values Scale for Positive Adolescent Development, the Perception of Success Questionnaire and the Group Environment Questionnaire. Correlation and regression, and analysis of differences between categories were performed. The results confirm that personal values are mainly related to task orientation, and individualistic values to ego orientation. The values of responsibility, integrity and honesty were the best predictors of task orientation, and social recognition and hedonism predict ego orientation. Honesty and responsibility were the main predictors of both task and social cohesion. Younger players showed a higher level of social values, task orientation and social cohesion, while older players show higher individualistic values and ego orientation. Implications for research or practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Multiple Goal Orientations as Predictors of Moral Behavior in Youth Soccer

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Sage ◽  
Maria Kavussanu
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Social Goal ◽  
Social Affiliation ◽  
Youth Soccer ◽  
Ego Orientation

The purpose of this study was to examine task-, ego-, and social-goal orientations as predictors of prosocial and antisocial behavior in youth soccer. Participants were 365 male (n = 227) and female (n = 138) youth soccer players Mage = 13.4 years, SD = 1.8), who completed questionnaires measuring task and ego orientation; the goals of social affiliation, social recognition and social status; prosocial and antisocial behavior; and demographics. Regression analyses revealed that prosocial behavior was predicted positively by task orientation and social affiliation and negatively by social status. In contrast, antisocial behavior was predicted positively by ego orientation and social status and negatively by task orientation. Findings for task and ego orientation are consistent with previous work. Social-goal orientations explained further variance in prosocial and antisocial behavior, and their inclusion in future moral research is encouraged.

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.

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.

scholarly journals Orientación motivacional y percepción de promoción del bienestar entre el alumnado desde el profesorado de Educación Física (Physical Education teachers’ motivational orientation and perception of wellness promotion towards their students)

Retos ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 46-49
Author(s):  
Pablo Usán Supervía ◽  
Carlos Salavera Bordás ◽  
Juan José Mejías Abad ◽  
Víctor Murillo Lorente
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Motivational Orientation ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Wellness Promotion ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
Apoyo Social ◽  
The Relationship

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue analizar la relación entre la orientación motivacional y la percepción de promoción del bienestar hacia sus alumnos en una muestra de 92 profesores especialistas de Educación Física (M=33,97; DT=8,45). Los instrumentos utilizados fueron Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ) traducida al castellano por Cervelló, Escartí y Balaguer (1999) así como la Escala de Percepción de Promoción del Bienestar (EPPBE) (Guzmán y García, 2011). Los resultados mostraron correlaciones entre la orientación motivacional hacia la tarea y la promoción del autocontrol, apoyo a la autonomía, apoyo a la afiliación y apoyo a la competencia de los profesores de EF en sus clases así como de una orientación motivacional hacia el ego, relacionada con la promoción del castigo. A su vez, la orientación hacia la tarea fue predicha positivamente por la promoción del autocontrol, apoyo social, apoyo a la afiliación y apoyo a la autonomía en una línea de conductas más adaptativa en detrimento de una orientación hacia el ego, predicha de forma positiva por la promoción del castigo y, de forma negativa, por el apoyo de la competencia. Se desprende la importancia e influencia de la orientación motivacional de los profesores de EF en la promoción del bienestar hacia sus alumnos.Abstract: The aim of this research was to analyze the relationship between motivational orientation and welfare promotion perception towards their students in a sample of 92 Physical Education teachers (M=33,97; DT=8,45). The main instruments used were the Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ) translated into Spanish by Cervelló, Escartí y Balaguer (1999) as well as the Wellness Promotion Perception Scale (EPPBE) (Guzmán and García, 2011). The results showed significant correlations between task orientation and the promotion of self-control, autonomy support, affiliation support, and competence support of PE teachers in their classes, as well as an ego orientation towards the promotion of punishment. On one hand, a task orientation was positively predicted by self-control promotion, social support, affiliation support, and autonomy support in a more adaptive way; on the other hand, an ego orientation was predicted positively by promotion of punishment and negatively by competition support. Our outcomes emphasize the importance and influence of PE teachers’ motivational orientation in the perception of their promotion of wellness towards their students.

Peer Effects on Individual Performance in a Team Sport

2021 ◽  
pp. 152700252110003
Author(s):  
Mariia Molodchik ◽  
Sofiia Paklina ◽  
Petr Parshakov
Keyword(s):  
Video Game ◽  
Peer Effects ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Team Cohesion ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Marginal Benefit ◽  
The Individual

The paper investigates the variety of peer effects on individual performance in a team sport. The individual performance of more than 5,000 soccer players, from 234 teams, between 2010 and 2015, is measured with the help of the FIFA video game simulator developed by EA Sports. The study reveals positive peer effects on individual performance although the marginal benefit decreases. Additionally, team cohesion contributes to an improvement of players’ ranking.

scholarly journals Using a Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing Approach to Deliver a Team-Based Mindfulness Meditation Program to Enhance Cohesion

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Piotr A. Piasecki ◽  
Todd M. Loughead ◽  
Kyle F. Paradis ◽  
Krista J. Munroe-Chandler
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Task Cohesion ◽  
Viable Approach ◽  
Building Program ◽  
Personal Disclosure

In an effort to increase perceptions of cohesion among intercollegiate soccer players, a team-based mindfulness meditation program was undertaken. This team-building program was delivered by using a personal-disclosure mutual-sharing approach. A total of 31 female intercollegiate soccer players from two teams participated. Assigned to the intervention condition was a Canadian intercollegiate team (U Sports), while the control condition was an American intercollegiate team (NCAA, Division II). The participants completed a measure of cohesion (Group Environment Questionnaire) pre- and postintervention. Controlling for the preintervention scores, the 8-week team-based mindfulness meditation program resulted in significantly higher perceptions of social cohesion for the intervention group compared with the control group at postintervention. However, there were no significant differences in task cohesion between the intervention and control groups at postintervention. Using personal disclosure, mutual sharing seems a viable approach by which to deliver a team-based mindfulness meditation program to enhance a team’s social cohesion.

The team cohesion-performance relationship: A meta-analysis exploring measurement approaches and the changing team landscape

2021 ◽  
pp. 204138662110411
Author(s):  
Rebecca Grossman ◽  
Kevin Nolan ◽  
Zachary Rosch ◽  
David Mazer ◽  
Eduardo Salas
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Team Cohesion ◽  
Plain Language ◽  
Predictive Capacity ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Optimal Measurement ◽  
Task Cohesion ◽  
Team Characteristics

Team cohesion is an important antecedent of team performance, but our understanding of this relationship is mired by inconsistencies in how cohesion has been conceptualized and measured. The nature of teams is also changing, and the effect of this change is unclear. By meta-analyzing the cohesion-performance relationship ( k = 195, n = 12,023), examining measurement moderators, and distinguishing modern and traditional team characteristics, we uncovered various insights. First, the cohesion-performance relationship varies based on degree of proximity. More proximal measures –task cohesion, referent-shift, and behaviorally-focused– show stronger relationships compared to social cohesion, direct consensus, and attitudinally-focused, which are more distal. Differences are more pronounced when performance metrics are also distal. Second, group pride is more predictive than expected. Third, the cohesion-performance relationship and predictive capacity of different measures are changing in modern contexts, but findings pertaining to optimal measurement approaches largely generalized. Lastly, important nuances across modern characteristics warrant attention in research and practice. Plain Language Summary Team cohesion is an important antecedent of team performance, but our understanding of this relationship is mired by inconsistencies in how cohesion has been conceptualized and measured. The nature of teams has also changed over time, and the effect of this change is unclear. By meta-analyzing the cohesion-performance relationship ( k = 195, n = 12,023), examining measurement moderators, and distinguishing between modern and traditional team characteristics, we uncovered various insights for both research and practice. First, the cohesion-performance relationship varies based on degree of proximity. Measures that are more proximal to what a team does – those assessing task cohesion, utilizing referent shift items, and capturing behavioral manifestations of cohesion – show stronger relationships with performance compared to those assessing social cohesion, utilizing direct consensus items, and capturing attitudinal manifestations of cohesion, which are more distal. These differences are more pronounced when performance metrics are also more distal. Second, despite being understudied, the group pride-performance relationship was stronger than expected. Third, modern team characteristics are changing both the overall cohesion-performance relationship and the predictive capacity of different measurement approaches, but findings pertaining to the most optimal measurement approaches largely generalized in that these approaches were less susceptible to the influence of modern characteristics. However, in some contexts, distal cohesion metrics are just as predictive as their more proximal counterparts. Lastly, there are important nuances across different characteristics of modern teams that warrant additional research attention and should be considered in practice. Overall, findings greatly advance science and practice pertaining to the team cohesion-performance relationship.

A Search for Mental Health

1975 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Kahoe
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
General Position ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Religious Orientations ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Psychological Concepts

Reviews several sets of psychological concepts that reflect the general position that mental health and mental illness are separate dimensions—not just the opposite or absence of one another. The impact of these concepts is that mental illness involves a defensive ego orientation, and mental health involves a growth-related task orientation. The position is related to concepts of conventional morality and some explicit teachings of Christ regarding self-denial and giving one's life for a greater cause. In the review of psychological concepts, S. E. Asch's “task-orientation” is juxtaposed with a “self-orientation” implicit in C. R. Rogers’ theory. F. Herzberg's job factor theory, the concepts of coping and defending, and G. W. Allport's intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations also depict similar dichotomies of mental health and mental illness. Relationships between theology and psychology in general are discussed.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Polish Version of Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ)

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Tomczak ◽  
Małgorzata Walczak ◽  
Paweł Kleka ◽  
Aleksandra Walczak ◽  
Łukasz Bojkowski
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Correlated Errors ◽  
Polish Version ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
The Individual

The main aim of the study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the task and ego orientation in sport questionnaire (TEOSQ). The study covered 651 athletes aged 19.2 years, SD (Standard deviation) = 2.21. The task and ego orientation in sport questionnaire (TEOSQ) and sport motivation scale (SMS-28) were used. Cronbach’s Alpha for the ego subscale was 0.84, and for the task subscale 0.81 (McDonald’s omega was 0.84, 0.82 respectively). The reliability of the test-retest with two weeks interval was ICC (Intraclass correlation coefficient) = 0.86 for ego and ICC = 0.86 for task. Initially, the two-factor model was not fully fitted (CFI (Comparative fit index) = 0.84), however the model with correlated errors for selected test items was well fitted to data (CFI = 0.95). Statistically significant, positive correlations between the task orientation and the intrinsic motivation components were obtained. Additionally, individual athletes had higher scores on the ego factor and lower scores on the task factor than the team athletes. These effects were moderated by the level of participation and occurred among high-performance athletes. Due to satisfactory reliability and validity indicators the Polish version of the task and ego orientation in sport questionnaire (TEOSQ) can be used both for scientific research and in the individual diagnostics of athletes.

Goal Orientation and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Male Adolescent Soccer Players' Motivation to Participate

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 925-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zisan Kazak Çetinkalp ◽  
Ayse Turksoy
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Adolescent Male ◽  
Active Movement ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Male Adolescent ◽  
Motivation To Participate ◽  
Analyze Data

The purpose in this investigation was to determine whether or not goal orientation and self-efficacy level could predict the motivation to participate in adolescent male soccer players. Participants were 159 male soccer players aged 13 and 14 (M = 13.43, SD = .49). Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze data. Achievement/status and competition were positively predicted by ego orientation. Skill development was positively predicted by task orientation. Team affiliation, being active/movement, and fitness/energy were positively predicted by self-efficacy. Goal orientation and self-efficacy were not found to be significant predictors of fun and friendship.

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