Perceived Competence, Achievement Goals, and Return-To-Sport Outcomes: A Mediation Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Achievement Goal Theory—Return to Sport Following Injury
1.2. Achievement Goals in Sport—Consequences and Antecedents
1.3. The 3 × 2 Conceptual Model of Achievement Goals
1.4. The Current Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Perceived Competence
2.2.2. Achievement Goals
2.2.3. Return to Sport Outcomes
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Data Processing and Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Correlations
3.2. Mediation Analysis
4. Discussion
4.1. Practical Implications
4.2. Limitations and Future Directions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | M | SD | Observed Range | Cronbach’s α | r | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
1. Perceived competence | 3.38 | 0.77 | 1.80–5.00 | 0.78 | --- | |||||||
2. Task-approach goals | 6.22 | 0.55 | 5.00–7.00 | 0.76 | 0.30 ** | --- | ||||||
3. Task-avoidance goals | 5.71 | 1.37 | 1.33–7.00 | 0.92 | 0.14 | 0.31 ** | --- | |||||
4. Self-approach goals | 5.28 | 1.18 | 2.00–7.00 | 0.77 | 0.14 | 0.45 ** | 0.19 | --- | ||||
5. Self-avoidance goals | 5.42 | 1.27 | 1.00–7.00 | 0.75 | 0.02 | 0.21 | 0.67 ** | 0.36 ** | --- | |||
6. Other-approach goals | 5.31 | 1.27 | 1.00–7.00 | 0.86 | 0.13 | 0.39 ** | 0.24 * | 0.45 ** | 0.43 ** | --- | ||
7. Other-avoidance goals | 5.08 | 1.43 | 1.00–7.00 | 0.84 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.72 ** | 0.18 | 0.74 ** | 0.44 ** | --- | |
8. Return concerns | 4.13 | 1.52 | 1.00–6.50 | 0.92 | −0.54 ** | −0.22 * | 0.11 | −0.08 | −0.09 | −0.24 * | 0.04 | --- |
9. Renewed perspective | 5.20 | 1.01 | 2.40–7.00 | 0.71 | 0.36 ** | 0.44 ** | 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.28 * | −0.02 | −0.39 ** |
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D’Astous, E.; Podlog, L.; Burns, R.; Newton, M.; Fawver, B. Perceived Competence, Achievement Goals, and Return-To-Sport Outcomes: A Mediation Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17092980
D’Astous E, Podlog L, Burns R, Newton M, Fawver B. Perceived Competence, Achievement Goals, and Return-To-Sport Outcomes: A Mediation Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(9):2980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17092980
Chicago/Turabian StyleD’Astous, Elyse, Leslie Podlog, Ryan Burns, Maria Newton, and Bradley Fawver. 2020. "Perceived Competence, Achievement Goals, and Return-To-Sport Outcomes: A Mediation Analysis" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 9: 2980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17092980