Effects of goal setting on fear of failure in young elite athletes
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Effects of goal setting on fear of failure in young elite athletes. / Wikman, Johan Michael; Stelter, Reinhard; Melzer, Marcus; Hauge, Marie-Louise Trier; Elbe, Anne-Marie.
In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2014, p. 185-205.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Effects of goal setting on fear of failure in young elite athletes
AU - Wikman, Johan Michael
AU - Stelter, Reinhard
AU - Melzer, Marcus
AU - Hauge, Marie-Louise Trier
AU - Elbe, Anne-Marie
N1 - CURIS 2014 NEXS 047
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This study reports the effects of a goal-setting intervention on fear of failure in young elite athletes. Using the hierarchical model of approach and avoidance motivation as a theoretical vantage point, a goal-setting intervention using mastery-approach goals and existing goalsetting recommendations was used as intervention. The goal-setting group (n = 33) attended 12 weekly, one-hour goal-setting sessions, while the control group (n = 16) did not. A Danish version of the short form of the Achievement Motives Scale-Sport was tested with a confirmatory factor analysis and showed good fit. It was used to measure fear of failure at baseline, at the end of intervention and at follow-up, 12 weeks after intervention had ended. Results showed that in the goal-setting group, fear of failure decreased significantly from baseline to end of intervention, but increased again from end of intervention to follow-up. This indicates that fear of failure is an achievement motive disposition that can be changed through certain achievement experiences. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
AB - This study reports the effects of a goal-setting intervention on fear of failure in young elite athletes. Using the hierarchical model of approach and avoidance motivation as a theoretical vantage point, a goal-setting intervention using mastery-approach goals and existing goalsetting recommendations was used as intervention. The goal-setting group (n = 33) attended 12 weekly, one-hour goal-setting sessions, while the control group (n = 16) did not. A Danish version of the short form of the Achievement Motives Scale-Sport was tested with a confirmatory factor analysis and showed good fit. It was used to measure fear of failure at baseline, at the end of intervention and at follow-up, 12 weeks after intervention had ended. Results showed that in the goal-setting group, fear of failure decreased significantly from baseline to end of intervention, but increased again from end of intervention to follow-up. This indicates that fear of failure is an achievement motive disposition that can be changed through certain achievement experiences. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
KW - psychology
KW - sports and games
U2 - 10.1080/1612197X.2014.881070
DO - 10.1080/1612197X.2014.881070
M3 - Journal article
VL - 12
SP - 185
EP - 205
JO - International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
JF - International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
SN - 1612-197X
IS - 3
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