Exerted effort and performance in climbing among boys: The influence of achievement goals, perceived ability, and task difficulty
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Article Title | Exerted effort and performance in climbing among boys: The influence of achievement goals, perceived ability, and task difficulty |
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ERA Journal ID | 6643 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Sarrazin, Philippe, Roberts, Glyn, Cury, FrançOis, Biddle, Stuart and Famose, Jean-Pierre |
Journal Title | Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport |
Journal Citation | 73 (4), pp. 425-436 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | Dec 2002 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0270-1367 |
0364-9857 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2002.10609042 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02701367.2002.10609042 |
Abstract | In achievement contexts such as sport, achievement goal theory assumes that an individual's major concern is to demonstrate competence. However, competence may be expressed in two ways: as task and ego involvement (Nkholls, 1989). Seventy-eight boys (M age= 13.6 years) performed Jive climbing courses, and the influence of achievement goals, perceived ability, and task difficulty on effort and performance was studied. According to the achievement goal theory: (a) task-involved boys exerted more effort and performed better than ego-involved boys; and (b) exerted effort was determined by an interaction of one's achievement goal, perceived ability (PA), and task difficulty. Ego-high PA boys and task-low PA boys exerted the most effort on the moderate course; ego-low PA boys exerted least effort on the moderate and very difficult courses. Finally, task-high PA boys exerted more effort on the most difficult courses. The motivational processes underlying these findings are discussed. |
Keywords | ego goals; motivation; task |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520505. Social psychology |
420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Grenoble Alpes University, France |
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway | |
University of Marseilles, France | |
Loughborough University, United Kingdom | |
University of Paris, France |
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