Duda (1989) Relationship between task and ego orientation and the perceived purpose of sport among high school athletes

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Relationship between task and ego orientation and the perceived purpose of sport among high school athletes

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CONTRIBUTORS:

Author:

Duda, J. L. (University of Birmingham)

JOURNAL:

Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology (JSEP), 11(3), 318 - 335.

YEAR:

1989

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

athlete; secondary-school; sex-factor; goal-setting; participation; motivation; psychology; self-esteem

DISCIPLINE:

No discipline assigned

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https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=243629&title=243629

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-340-243 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:44:14 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
This study examined the relationship between an athlete's goal perspective (i.e., task or ego orientation) and the perceived purpose of sport among male and female high school athletes. The sport-specific measure of task and ego orientation was found to have a stable factor structure and high internal consistency. Factor analysis of the Purpose of Sport Questionnaire revealed seven factors: sport should (a) teach the value of mastery and cooperation, (b) show people how to be physically active for life, (c) make good citizens, (d) make people competitive, (e) help individuals obtain a high status career, (f) enhance self-esteem, and (g) show people how to get ahead and increase their social status. Results indicated that the importance placed on skill mastery and personal improvement in sport (task orientation) positively related to the beliefs that sport should enhance self-esteem and teach people to try their best, cooperate, and be good citizens. Ego orientation was a positive predictor of the view that sport involvement should enhance one's self-esteem and social status. Examines the relationship between an athlete's goal perspective and the perceived purpose of sport among male and female high school athletes. Varsity interscholastic athletes (n=321) respond to the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire and the Purpose of Sport Questionnaire (PSQ). Results show that the sport-specific measure of task and ego orientation has a stable factor structure and high internal consistency. Factor analysis of the PSQ reveals that sport should a) teach the value of mastery and cooperation, b) promote a physically active lifestyle, c) develop good citizenship, d) foster competitiveness, e) help individuals obtain a high status career, f) enhance self-esteem, and g) enhance social status. Finds that the importance placed on skill mastery and personal improvement in sport relates positively to the beliefs that sport should enhance self-esteem and teach people to try their best, cooperate, and be good citizens. Ego orientation is a positive predictor of the view that sport involvement should enhance one's self-esteem and social status.

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