The benefits to sport achievement when a multiple goal orientation is emphasized
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ABSTRACT:
A substantial amount of evidence in sport research has indicated that a focus on mastery goals is more beneficial to long-term achievement than a emphasis on competitive goals. More recent evidence, however, has indicated that a focus on both mastery and competitive goals may be optimal for sport achievement. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects upon motivational patterns when sport performers possess multiple goals as compared to a single goal orientation. Seventy-two beginning golfers were randomly assigned to one of four goal groups: mastery-competitive, mastery, competitive, and no goal strategy (Control). Overall, this study found that participants in the mastery-competitive goal group significantly increased in their intrinsic motivation and task persistence. There was also a strong trend indicating an increase in putting performance for the mastery-competitive goal group. No changes in the other goal groups were, found. The results of this study suggest that an individual who emphasizes both mastery and competitive goals will attain greater achievement benefits in sport than when a single goal orientation is adopted.
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