Laura C Healy1, Nikos Ntoumanis2, Joan L Duda3. 1. Physical Education and Sport Studies Department, Newman University, UK. Electronic address: laura.healy@newman.ac.uk. 2. Health Psychology & Behavioural Medicine Research Group, School of Psychology & Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Australia. 3. School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This investigation extended the goal striving literature by examining motives for two goals being pursued simultaneously. Grounded in self-determination theory, we examined how student-athletes' motives for their sporting and academic goals were associated with inter-goal facilitation and interference. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. METHODS: UK university student-athletes (n=204) identified their most important sporting and academic goals. They then rated their extrinsic, introjected, identified and intrinsic motives for these goals and completed questionnaires assessing inter-goal facilitation and interference. RESULTS: Using a person-centered approach via latent profile analysis, we identified three distinct profiles of goal motives. Auxiliary analyses showed that the profile with high identified motives for both goals reported greater inter-goal facilitation. CONCLUSIONS: Extending the previous literature, the findings demonstrate the benefits of autonomous motives when simultaneously pursing goals in sport and academia. Copyright Â
OBJECTIVES: This investigation extended the goal striving literature by examining motives for two goals being pursued simultaneously. Grounded in self-determination theory, we examined how student-athletes' motives for their sporting and academic goals were associated with inter-goal facilitation and interference. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. METHODS: UK university student-athletes (n=204) identified their most important sporting and academic goals. They then rated their extrinsic, introjected, identified and intrinsic motives for these goals and completed questionnaires assessing inter-goal facilitation and interference. RESULTS: Using a person-centered approach via latent profile analysis, we identified three distinct profiles of goal motives. Auxiliary analyses showed that the profile with high identified motives for both goals reported greater inter-goal facilitation. CONCLUSIONS: Extending the previous literature, the findings demonstrate the benefits of autonomous motives when simultaneously pursing goals in sport and academia. Copyright Â