Conceptions of Ability and Self-Determined Motivation in Young Spanish Athletes

This investigation examined the relationship between implicit ability beliefs and self-determined motivation. The sample was comprised of 775 young athletes between the ages of 12 and 17 competing at national level in Spain. The participants completed the Spanish version of the Conceptions of the Na...

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Autores: Moreno Murcia, Juan Antonio, Cervelló Gimeno, Eduardo, Martínez Galindo, Celestina, Huéscar, Elisa, Sáenz-López Buñuel, Pedro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/15353
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/15353
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Self-determined
Ability beliefs
Sport
Competence
Autodeterminação
Concepções de aptidão
Esporte
Competência
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Sumario:This investigation examined the relationship between implicit ability beliefs and self-determined motivation. The sample was comprised of 775 young athletes between the ages of 12 and 17 competing at national level in Spain. The participants completed the Spanish version of the Conceptions of the Nature of Athletic Ability Questionnaire (CNAAQ-2) and the Sport Motivation Scale (SMS). The results revealed a positive and signifi cant correlation between stable ability beliefs and learning ability, and between self-determined motivation and perceived sports ability. To the contrary, stable entity beliefs were negatively correlated with self-determined motivation. Competitiveness in sports was signifi cantly predicted by self-determined motivation, and the latter, in its turn, was positively predicted by learning belief and negatively by stable entity beliefs.