title: Goal motives and multiple-goal striving in sport and academia: A person-centered investigation of goal motives and inter-goal relations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This investigation extended the goal striving literature by examining motives for two goals being pursued simultaneously. Grounded in self-determination theory, we examined how student-athletes' motives for their sporting and academic goals were associated with inter-goal facilitation and interference.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  UK university student-athletes (n=204) identified their most important sporting and academic goals. They then rated their extrinsic, introjected, identified and intrinsic motives for these goals and completed questionnaires assessing inter-goal facilitation and interference.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using a person-centered approach via latent profile analysis, we identified three distinct profiles of goal motives. Auxiliary analyses showed that the profile with high identified motives for both goals reported greater inter-goal facilitation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Extending the previous literature, the findings demonstrate the benefits of autonomous motives when simultaneously pursing goals in sport and academia.
authors.affiliation: Physical Education and Sport Studies Department, Newman University, UK. Electronic address: laura.healy@newman.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.affiliation: Health Psychology & Behavioural Medicine Research Group, School of Psychology & Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Australia.
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ntoumanis
authors.affiliation: School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Joan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Duda
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D013177:Sports; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Goals; Inter-goal facilitation; Inter-goal interference; Latent profile analysis; Motivation; Self-determination theory