Abstract
Grounded in achievement goal theory (Nicholls, 1989), the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of different aspects of situational achievement goal emphases and competitive outcome on achievement striving (effort and objective performance) and indices of psychological well-being (interest and vitality). Participants were 104 undergraduate students (M age = 20.38) randomly assigned to 4 experimental contrasts: task or ego-involving goal instructions were crossed with feedback that the participants had won or lost 2 consecutive 8-min cycling trials. Overall, results showed support for the dichotomous achievement goal framework in which under ego involvement, low perceptions of ability have a negative effect on achievement striving and well-being.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 324-336 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© American Psychological Association.
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Competition
- Effort
- Motivational climate
- Performance attainment
- Well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Applied Psychology
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