title: Moving to Self-Present: An Investigation Into Proposed Antecedents of 2 x 2 Self-Presentation Motives.
abstract: Two studies involving high school physical education students were conducted to investigate associations between 2 x 2 self-presentation motives and theorized antecedents. In Study 1 (n = 445), using path analysis, we found that positive predictive pathways emerged from fear of negative evaluation, trait agency and communion, self-presentational efficacy, and social self-efficacy to 2 x 2 motives. In Study 2 (n = 301), using cluster analysis, we found that approximately half the cohort was classified into a high motive endorsement cluster and half into a low motive endorsement cluster. The high cluster had significantly higher 2 x 2 motive, fear of negative evaluation, trait agency and communion, and self-efficacy scores. This work represents the first concerted effort to empirically examine proposed antecedents of 2 x 2 motives and serves to inform theorists and practitioners about dispositional and context-specific factors that may align with these motives.
authors.affiliation: School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Howle
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dimmock
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Whipp
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010551:Personality; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*