<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this study was to test whether the existing achievement goal orientation instrument could be modified to measure goal endorsement in recreational physical training. The participants were 139 second-year students at the Finnish National Defense University. The orientations were assessed using a modified questionnaire that included four orientations: mastery-intrinsic orientation (focus on learning new things and developing competence), mastery-extrinsic orientation (focus on learning and mastery but with extrinsic criteria such as grades), performance-approach orientation (focus on outperforming others) and performance-avoidance orientation (focus on avoiding judgments of incompetence). Based on the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, factor structures were compared. The comparison of psychometric results of different models supported the four-dimensional instrument. The participants mostly strived for personal development of fitness, as well as good results. They also emphasized social comparison to some extent but had very little concerns of failure or appearing inferior.</p></abstract>

The aim of this study was to test whether the existing achievement goal orientation instrument could be modified to measure goal endorsement in recreational physical training. The participants were 139 second-year students at the Finnish National Defense University. The orientations were assessed using a modified questionnaire that included four orientations: mastery-intrinsic orientation (focus on learning new things and developing competence), mastery-extrinsic orientation (focus on learning and mastery but with extrinsic criteria such as grades), performance-approach orientation (focus on outperforming others) and performance-avoidance orientation (focus on avoiding judgments of incompetence). Based on the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, factor structures were compared. The comparison of psychometric results of different models supported the four-dimensional instrument. The participants mostly strived for personal development of fitness, as well as good results. They also emphasized social comparison to some extent but had very little concerns of failure or appearing inferior.

Measuring military university Students’ motivational goals in the domain of physical exercise

Department of Leadership and Military Pedagogy, National Defence University, Helsinki,

Journal of Military Studies

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The aim of this study was to test whether the existing achievement goal orientation instrument could be modified to measure goal endorsement in recreational...

Measuring military university Students’ motivational goals in the domain of physical exercise

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2016

Page range: 1 - 10

Received: Dec 10, 2015

Accepted: Apr 22, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jms-2016-0001

Keywords
motivation, physical training, achievement goal orientation, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis

© 2016, Antti-Tuomas Pulkka

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Measuring military university Students’ motivational goals in the domain of physical exercise

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2016

Page range: 1 - 10

Received: Dec 10, 2015

Accepted: Apr 22, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jms-2016-0001

Keywordsmotivation, physical training, achievement goal orientation, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis

© 2016, Antti-Tuomas Pulkka

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
motivation, physical training, achievement goal orientation, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis