Achievement Goals/emotions In Sport Flashcards
What did Utman (1997) find?
Showed that task goals are better than ego goals for objective performance.
The effect was larger for a complex task
What did Van yperen and Duda (1999) find?
They found that task orientation was a positive predictor (0.29) of coach-rated performance
Ego not related
What is affect?
The general feelings that we experience, a more general state of emotion whereas emotion is more specific
What did Ntoumanis and Biddle (1999) find?
They found that task orientation was positively associated with positive affect and that the athletes were less likely to experience negative affect
Ego associated with negative affect but not tolvbadp
What did Dewar and Kavussanu (2011) find when looking at golfers and goal orientation
Showed that task involvement was positively associated with happiness and excitement and negatively associated to dejection.
Ego involvement not associated however association with happiness depends on perceived performance
Showed that promoting task involvement can lead to more happiness and less negative experience during sport
What are definitions of competence?
Mastery - absolute/intra personal standard - task
Performance - normative standard, evaluate performance to others -ego
What is the 2X2 model of achievement goals?
Mastery approach, mastery avoidance, performance approach, performance avoidance
What did Vallerand et al (2008) find when looking at water polo players?
Those players who had mastery goals = positive effect on performance
Those who had performance avoidance = negative effect on performance
What did Elliot et al (2006) find?
Showed that performance approach goals were nearly as effective as mastery goals
