Correlation between goal orientation and attitudes of Brazilian elite swimmers

The aim of this study was to correlate motivation and attitudes towards sports competition of Brazilian elite swimmers. Through a correlational study we apply a scale of motivation and a scale of attitudes towards sports competition (TEOSQ and EAA) in 29 elite athletes (12 men and 17 women), Brazili...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Physical Education and Sport 2017-06, Vol.17 (2), p.783
Hauptverfasser:	Amaro, Leticia Alves, Prado, Paulo Augusto, Paiano, Rone, Verardi, Carlos Eduardo Lopes, Larizzatti, Marcos Fernando, Hirota, Vinicius Barroso
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Athletes Attitudes Beliefs Competition Correlation Correlational studies Exercise Failure Goal Orientation Guidance Individual Differences Mathematics Activities Motivation Negative Attitudes Persistence Physical education Physical fitness Positive Attitudes Psychology Self Concept Soccer Sports training Swimming Teacher Effectiveness Teaching Methods Water
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim of this study was to correlate motivation and attitudes towards sports competition of Brazilian elite swimmers. Through a correlational study we apply a scale of motivation and a scale of attitudes towards sports competition (TEOSQ and EAA) in 29 elite athletes (12 men and 17 women), Brazilian's swimmers aged between 19 and 24 years (average age of the athletes is 21.48±1.42 years, 6.65% coefficient of variation); the statistic treatment included the calculation of Cronbach's alpha coefficient, descriptive statistics instruments, Spearman correlation and Mann-Whitney test (p
ISSN:	2247-8051 2247-806X
DOI:	10.7752/jpes.2017.02119