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.

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.

scholarly journals Motivational analysis during one season in female football in Castilla y León (Spain) (Análisis motivacional durante una temporada de fútbol femenino en Castilla y León (España))

Retos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Marta Zubiaur Gonzalez ◽  
Sheila Pinilla San José ◽  
Manuel Ángel Villamarín González
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Castilla Y Leon ◽  
Football Clubs ◽  
Perceived Motivational Climate ◽  
Sport Motivation Scale

 Abstract. Despite the importance of football in today’s society, little research has been done on female football. The principal aim of this investigation is to find out why women participate in this sport, to identify goal orientations, as well as to analyse the perceived motivational climate and differences according to category and stage of the season in women’s football. In order to achieve this, we have used a sample of 41 female football players belonging to three different football clubs of Castilla y León in three different ranks (1st Regional B Football 11, 1st Regional Futsal, and 2nd National Football 11), aged between 15 and 19 years old, which were administered the Sport Motivation Scale by Pelletier et al. (1995), the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire by Duda and Nicholls (1989) and the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire-2 by Newton et al (2000). Results reveal that the subjects present more Intrinsic than Extrinsic Motivation and obtained low rating values in Amotivation. Referring to the goal orientation matter, evidence confirms that the levels of Task Orientation are higher than to Ego in every rank, with the latter decreasing throughout the season. In every team, the subjects perceived a greater Task-involving climate than to Ego-involving, although higher values in the Ego-involving climate were achieved in the 2nd National Football 11 compared to the other ranks. Resumen. Pese a la importancia del fútbol en la sociedad actual hay pocos estudios que se centren en el fútbol femenino. El objetivo de este trabajo es conocer las razones de participación en el deporte, identificar las orientaciones de meta, así como analizar el clima motivacional percibido y las diferencias existentes en función de la categoría y la etapa de la temporada en el fútbol femenino. Para ello, se empleó una muestra de 41 futbolistas femeninas pertenecientes a tres clubes de fútbol de Castilla y León de tres categorías distintas (1ª Regional B Fútbol 11, 1ª Regional Fútbol Sala, y 2ª Nacional Fútbol 11), con edades comprendidas entre 15 y 29 años, a las cuales se les administraron la Escala de Motivación Deportiva de Pelletier et al. (1995), el Cuestionario de Orientación a la Tarea y al Ego de Duda y Nicholls (1989) y el Cuestionario de Clima Motivacional Percibido en el Deporte de Newton et al. (2000). Los resultados revelan que las participantes mostraron una mayor Motivación Intrínseca que Extrínseca y obtuvieron unos valores bajos en Amotivación. En relación a las orientaciones de meta, en todas las categorías aparecen valores más elevados en la Orientación a la tarea que al ego, con un descenso de esta última a lo largo de la temporada. En todos los equipos, las participantes percibieron un mayor Clima de implicación hacia la Tarea que al Ego, aunque en la 2ª Nacional Fútbol 11 alcanzaron valores más elevados en Clima de implicación al Ego respecto a las otras dos categorías.

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.

scholarly journals A meta-analytic review of achievement goal orientation correlates in competitive sport

Kinesiology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Lochbaum ◽  
Ricardo Zazo ◽  
Zişan Kazak Çetinkalp ◽  
Taylor Wright ◽  
Kara-Aretha Graham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Orientation Relationship ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Achievement Goal ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Competitive Sport ◽  
Task Goal

Recent quantitative research in competitive sport with the Task and Ego Orientations in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) and Perceptions of Success Questionnaire (POSQ) pointed to a potential critical issue that the two questionnaires did not agree across a number tested hypotheses (Lochbaum, Kazak Çetinkalp, Graham, Wright, &amp; Zazo, 2016). Thus, the present quantitative review examined whether correlates of the two achievement goal orientations were moderated by the two measures. To achieve this purpose, 772 unique correlates (489 TEOSQ, 283 POSQ; 402 task orientation, 370 ego orientation) from 93 studies spanning 1989-2016 from 32 countries with 26,387 participants were placed into 15 different categories and meta-analyzed. The task goal orientation was significantly and small to moderate in meaningfulness related to adaptive success factors (rw=.29), maladaptive success factors (rw=-.12), desirable behaviors (rw=.28), positive emotions (rw=.35), amotivation (rw=-.13), extrinsic motivation (rw=.20), external regulations (rw=.12), internal regulations (rw=.34), intrinsic motivation (rw=.47), the mastery/task climate (rw=.38), perceived competence (rw=.26), and trait selfesteem (rw=.35). The ego goal orientation was significantly and small in meaningfulness related to adaptive success factors (rw=.10), maladaptive success factors (rw=.12), negative emotions (rw=.11), undesirable behaviors (rw=.23), amotivation (rw=.16), extrinsic motivation (rw=.28), external regulation (rw=.21), intrinsic motivation (rw=.14), performance/ego climate (rw=.28), and perceived competence (rw=.17). The questionnaire measure was a significant moderator for the task goal orientation relationship with desirable behaviors (POSQ rw=.24; TEOSQ rw=.37), internal regulations (POSQ rw=.26; TEOSQ rw=.39), and trait self-esteem (POSQ rw=.45; TEOSQ rw=.32) and for the ego goal orientation relationship with performance/ego climate (POSQ rw=.34; TEOSQ rw=.24). Overall, the extent of the questionnaire type being a concern when examining correlates was fortunately minimal. Yet, differences in the two dominant measures exit. Recommendations for future research examining both the TEOSQ and POSQ were proposed.

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.

scholarly journals The mediating role of perceived competence: testing a motivational sequence in university students

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 669-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan L. Núñez ◽  
José Martín-Albo ◽  
Alberto Paredes ◽  
Oliver Rodríguez ◽  
Noemí Chipana
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
University Education ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Ego Orientation

In order to test the mediating role of perceived competence between each goal orientation (i.e. task and ego orientations) and intrinsic motivation in a motivational sequence in the context of university education, two models based on the cognitive evaluation theory and the achievement goal theory were tested with 276 Bolivian undergraduate students (138 males, 138 females), who completed Spanish versions of instruments designed to assess motivation, perceived competence, and positive emotions and interest. Two models were found with structural equation modeling techniques, one for ego orientation and one for task orientation. Results showed that perceived competence acts as a good mediator in the relation between ego orientation and intrinsic motivation, and as a partial mediator in the relation between task orientation and intrinsic motivation.

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.

Senior Olympians’ Achievement Goals and Motivational Responses

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Newton ◽  
Mary D. Fry
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Know How ◽  
Perspective Theory ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
Senior Athletes

The purpose of this study was of examine the motivational perspectives of athletes participating in the Senior Olympic Games. One hundred thirty-seven senior athletes (54 males. 82 females, and 1 nonidentifier) completed measures of goal orientations, beliefs about the causes of success in sport, intrinsic motivation, and views about the purpose of sport. Multivariate analysis revealed a positive association between task orientation and intrinsic motivation, the belief that success in sport is achieved through hard work, and self-improvement-based purposes of sport. In contrast, ego orientation was associated with the belief that success in sport is achieved by those who are gifted with natural ability and who know how to maximize external and deceptive factors. Further, ego orientation was linked to the belief that the purpose of sport was for personal gain. The motivational implications of the present findings are discussed based on the tenets of goal perspective theory.

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