<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study’s purpose was to investigate any possible relationship between the goal perspectives (task and ego orientation) and volitional competences (persistence, expedience, and purposefulness) in physical activities settings. Participants were 134 people with a physical disability (103 men and 31 women) with age ranging from 14 to 67 years. All participants participated in physical activities. Participants filled out the Measure Athletes’ Volition – Short (MAV-S), and Task and Ego Orientation in Sports Questionnaire (TEOSQ). Results revealed that volitional competencies are predictors goal perspectives in physical activity settings. In addition, the findings showed that the expedience is a stronger predictor to task orientation, while persistence competence is to ego orientation. In conclusion, the present study is considered to offer new knowledge on the achievement goal orientation people with physical disabilities in physical activity contexts. The first one is that volitional competencies (expedience and purposefulness) are significantly positive predictors of task orientation. The second conclusion is that persistence competence is significantly positive predictor, while purposefulness competence is negative predictor of ego orientation.</p></abstract>

This study’s purpose was to investigate any possible relationship between the goal perspectives (task and ego orientation) and volitional competences (persistence, expedience, and purposefulness) in physical activities settings. Participants were 134 people with a physical disability (103 men and 31 women) with age ranging from 14 to 67 years. All participants participated in physical activities. Participants filled out the Measure Athletes’ Volition – Short (MAV-S), and Task and Ego Orientation in Sports Questionnaire (TEOSQ). Results revealed that volitional competencies are predictors goal perspectives in physical activity settings. In addition, the findings showed that the expedience is a stronger predictor to task orientation, while persistence competence is to ego orientation. In conclusion, the present study is considered to offer new knowledge on the achievement goal orientation people with physical disabilities in physical activity contexts. The first one is that volitional competencies (expedience and purposefulness) are significantly positive predictors of task orientation. The second conclusion is that persistence competence is significantly positive predictor, while purposefulness competence is negative predictor of ego orientation.

Influence of Volitional Competencies on Achievement Goals of People with Physical Disability in Physical Activity Settings

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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This study’s purpose was to investigate any possible relationship between the goal perspectives (task and ego orientation) and volitional competences...

Influence of Volitional Competencies on Achievement Goals of People with Physical Disability in Physical Activity Settings

Published Online: Feb 24, 2020

Page range: 30 - 39

Received: Mar 27, 2019

Accepted: Oct 23, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2020-0004

Keywords
volition, achievement goals, physical disability, physical activities

© 2020 Ioannis Proios, published by Sciendo

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

Influence of Volitional Competencies on Achievement Goals of People with Physical Disability in Physical Activity Settings

Published Online: Feb 24, 2020

Page range: 30 - 39

Received: Mar 27, 2019

Accepted: Oct 23, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2020-0004

Keywordsvolition, achievement goals, physical disability, physical activities

© 2020 Ioannis Proios, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
volition, achievement goals, physical disability, physical activities