TY - JOUR
T1 - Sport ability beliefs, 2 × 2 achievement goals, and intrinsic motivation
T2 - The moderating role of perceived competence in sport and exercise
AU - Wang, C. K.John
AU - Liu, Woon Chia
AU - Lochbaum, Marc R.
AU - Stevenson, Sarah J.
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Approach-avoidance goal
KW - Entity and incremental beliefs
KW - Mastery-performance goal
KW - Structural equation modeling
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=68149141357&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02701367.2009.10599565
DO - 10.1080/02701367.2009.10599565
M3 - Article
C2 - 19650396
AN - SCOPUS:68149141357
VL - 80
SP - 303
EP - 312
JO - Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
JF - Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
SN - 0270-1367
IS - 2
ER -