Sport ability beliefs, 2 x 2 achievement goals, and intrinsic motivation: the moderating role of perceived competence in sport and exercise.
We examined whether perceived competence moderated the relationships between implicit theories, 2 x 2 achievement goals, and intrinsic motivation for sports and physical activity. We placed 309 university students into high and moderate perceived competence groups. When perceived competence was high, entity beliefs did not predict the performance-avoidance goal; yet when perceived competence was moderately low, entity beliefs did predict this goal. The mastery-avoidance goal had no relationship with intrinsic motivation when perceived competence was high, but had a significant negative relationship when perceived competence was moderately low. Our findings highlight the importance of reexamining the role of perceived competence when studying implicit beliefs and the 2 x 2 achievement goals.
Wang
C K John
CK
Motivation in Educational Research Laboratory, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Walk, Singapore. john.wang@nie.edu.sg
Liu
Woon Chia
WC
Lochbaum
Marc R
MR
Stevenson
Sarah J
SJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000592:standards*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D020377:Self Efficacy; D015206:Southwestern United States; D013177:Sports; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult