Achievement Goals and Physical Self-Perceptions of Adolescent Athletes

Author: Cetinkalp, Zisan Kazak

Source: Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, Volume 40, Number 3, 2012 , pp. 473-480(8)

Publisher: Scientific Journal Publishers

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Abstract:

The relationship between achievement goals and physical self-perceptions of adolescent athletes was examined in this study. Participants were 208 adolescent athletes with a mean age of 16.35 + 0.48 years. Independent samples t tests, Pearson correlations, and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The results showed that female athletes' mastery-avoidance scores were higher than male athletes'. Mastery-approach goals were related to sports competence and global physical self-concept. Performance-approach goals were associated with sports competence, global physical self-concept, and global self-esteem. Performance-avoidance goals were related only to sports competence. In addition, the mastery-approach goal was predicted by global physical self-concept, and performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals were positively predicted by sports competence.

Keywords: ACHIEVEMENT GOALS; SPORTS COMPETENCE; PHYSICAL SELF-CONCEPT; GLOBAL SELF-ESTEEM; ADOLESCENT ATHLETES

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2012.40.3.473

Publication date: 2012-04-01

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