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To investigate the relationships between achievement goal orientations and the use of psychological skills among elite young athletes.

November 30, 2004Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Motivational Profiles and Psychological Skills Use within Elite Youth Sport

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CHChris HarwoodNottingham Trent University JCJennifer CummingUniversity of Birmingham DFDavid FletcherWest Virginia University

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Observational study reveals links between task-oriented motivation and greater psychological skill use in youth athletes, highlighting the impact of motivational profiles on mental strategies.

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To investigate the relationships between achievement goal orientations and the use of psychological skills among elite young athletes.
Cross-sectional survey of 573 elite young athletes using the Perceptions of Success Questionnaire (POSQ) and Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS).
Cluster analysis to identify distinct motivational profile groups based on task and ego orientations.
Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) with post hoc tests to compare psychological skill usage across identified clusters.
Cluster analysis identified three groups: higher-task/moderate-ego (n = 260), lower-task/higher-ego (n = 120), and moderate-task/lower-ego (n = 119).
A significant multivariate effect was observed across groups: Pillai's Trace = .11, F(16, 1076) = 3.75, p = .001, η² = .05.
Post hoc tests revealed that athletes with a higher-task/moderate-ego profile reported significantly greater use of imagery, goal setting, and positive self-talk compared to other clusters.

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Harwood et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d203973c56dd1bd2f39db https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200490517986

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Observational study reveals links between task-oriented motivation and greater psychological skill use in youth athletes, highlighting the impact of motivational profiles on mental strategies.

Motivational Profiles and Psychological Skills Use within Elite Youth Sport

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