1. Achievement Goals, Thoughts about Intense Physical Activity, and Exerted Effort: A Mediational Analysis.
- Author
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Lochbaum, Marc, Stevenson, Sarah, and Hilario, Daniel
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MOTIVATION research , *GOAL (Psychology) , *ACHIEVEMENT motivation , *GENDER differences (Psychology) , *SPORTS psychology , *EXERCISE & psychology - Abstract
Purpose of the present study was to examine the influence of preference and tolerance for strenuous physical activity as well as self-reported participation in intense (strenuous) exercise, on physical performance as a function oft he hierarchical model of achievement motivation framework. Participants were 286 men (n = 155) and women (n = 131) enrolled in their university's fitness and wellness courses. They completed appropriate survey measures, as well as a maximal shuttle run performance. The results indicated that the performance-approach goal mediated strenuous physical activity history, and preference for strenuous physical activity on shuttle run performance among for men, but not women (p < .05). The results suggest that future research is needed to examine goal saliency using the hierarchical model of achievement motivation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009