Motivation, Self-Perception of Success and Attitudes of Amateur Swimmers
Everton Rodrigues Lopes1, Rodrigo Silva Campos1, Lucas De Andrade Guedes Barros1, Carlos Eduardo Lopes Verardi2, Ademir De Marco3, Vinicius Barroso Hirota1
Citation : Vinicius Barroso Hirota,et.al,Motivation, Self-Perception of Success and Attitudes of Amateur SwimmersInternational Journal of Sports and Physical Education 2018 ,5(1) : 7-12.
The aim of the research was describing the motivational orientation profile (task orientation and ego orientation), verify self-perception of success and observe the attitudes (positive and negative) of adult amateur swimmers. Subsequently as a specific objective, correlate the obtained data. The methodological procedure used was a correlational research of descriptive character with 24 (n:24) participants aged between 20 and 64 years (mean 31.66±11.51 years old); the instruments used was TEOSQ, POSQp and a Sports Scale Attitude all validated. We used as statistical treatment the calculation of the Cronbach Alpha's Coefficient in order to confirm the reliability, Mann-Whitney and Spearman correlation. The results show a great performance of the reliability of the instruments, TEOSQ task Alfa's 0.75, and ego's Alfa 0.81, POSQp task's Alpha 0.88 and ego's Alpha 0.84 and Sports Scale Attitude Alpha's Positive Attitudes 0.96 and Alpha's Negative Attitudes of 0.762. The average of task orientation both from TEOSQ, POSQp and positive attitudes was higher than negative attitudes and ego orientation. The motivational orientation model that determines the task, so they used to work more and harder and like to compete. Strategies and General State Anxiety between them