TY - JOUR
T1 - College students' goal orientations, situational motivation and effort/persistence in physical activity classes
AU - Gao, Zan
AU - Podlog, Leslie William
AU - Harrison, Louis
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among college students' 2 × 2 goal orientations (mastery-approach [MAp], mastery-avoidance [MAv], performance-approach [PAp], performance-avoidance [PAv]), situational motivation (intrinsic motivation, identified regulation, external regulation and amotivation) and effort/persistence in physical activity classes. Participants (140 female, 109 male) completed a battery of questionnaires assessing the outcome variables at the last week of instruction. Regression analyses revealed that MAp and PAp emerged as positive predictors for intrinsic motivation whereas MAp was the only positive predictor for identified regulation. MAp was negatively related to amotivation (AM), while PAp and PAv were positively related to AM. In addition, MAp, PAp, intrinsic motivation, and identified regulation were significant positive predictors of effort/persistence.
AB - The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among college students' 2 × 2 goal orientations (mastery-approach [MAp], mastery-avoidance [MAv], performance-approach [PAp], performance-avoidance [PAv]), situational motivation (intrinsic motivation, identified regulation, external regulation and amotivation) and effort/persistence in physical activity classes. Participants (140 female, 109 male) completed a battery of questionnaires assessing the outcome variables at the last week of instruction. Regression analyses revealed that MAp and PAp emerged as positive predictors for intrinsic motivation whereas MAp was the only positive predictor for identified regulation. MAp was negatively related to amotivation (AM), while PAp and PAv were positively related to AM. In addition, MAp, PAp, intrinsic motivation, and identified regulation were significant positive predictors of effort/persistence.
KW - And intrinsic motivation
KW - Mastery-approach
KW - Mastery-avoidance
KW - Performance-approach
KW - Performance-avoidance
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U2 - 10.1123/jtpe.31.3.246
DO - 10.1123/jtpe.31.3.246
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871491496
SN - 0273-5024
VL - 31
SP - 246
EP - 260
JO - Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
JF - Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
IS - 3
ER -