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Relationship between achievement goal orientations and perceived motivational climate on intrinsic motivation
Author(s) -
Brunel P. C.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1999.tb00258.x
Subject(s) - goal theory , intrinsic motivation , psychology , goal orientation , self determination theory , multilevel model , perspective (graphical) , need for achievement , social psychology , mathematics , statistics , autonomy , geometry , political science , law
This study examines first the relationship of perceived motivational climate and goal orientation to indices of intrinsic, extrinsic motivation and a motivation, and second their respective role in predicting these indices of motivation. A total of 160 students enrolled in physical activity classes volunteered to participate. Results of Pearson correlation analyses indicated that students who perceived their class climate as emphasizing mastery were more likely to feel self‐determined. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that perceived motivational climate was a better predictor of all indices of motivation than goal orientations. Results, discussed according to the achievement goal perspective and the hierarchical model of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, highlight a possible motivational process explaining how the motivational climate overrides goal orientations.