Understanding players' sportspersonship attitude, expectancy-related beliefs, and subjective task values in field hockey: An integrated approach
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2022
Abstract
(1) Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between expectancy-value components and attitudes toward sportspersonship among Malaysian adolescent field hockey players. This study also examined the effect of expectancy beliefs, task values, and sportspersonship attitude on the motivation of adolescent field hockey players by gender and age group. (2) Methods: The Malay versioned Expectancy Value Model Questionnaire and the Malay versioned Multidimensional Sportspersonship Orientations Scale were administered on 730 respondents (mu = 15.46 +/- 1.83 years). (3) Results: The expectancy values and attainment value (r = 0.894), utility value and attainment value (r = 0.833) were highly correlated. There was no significant gender difference in expectancy, task values, and sportspersonship attitude dimensions. The main effect of age group was significant on task values: F (2724) = 4.19; p = 0.01. The difference was indicated between age groups of 15-16 years and 12-14 years (p = 0.02, d = 0.014) under task values variable. (4) Conclusions: There is no significant relationships between sportspersonship attitude (MSOS-M) and of expectancy beliefs and task values (EVMQ-M). To conclude, female and younger players demonstrate lower expectancy beliefs, task values, and sportspersonship attitudes than male and older field hockey players.
Keywords
Sportspersonship attitude, Expectancy beliefs, Subjective task values, Field hockey
Divisions
1234
Funders
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia for Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) (FRGS/1/2020/SKK06/USM/03/13)
Publication Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
19
Issue
8
Publisher
MDPI
Publisher Location
ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND