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Exploring the relationship between elite young athletes' irrational performance beliefs and sports goal orientation

1 Ardahan University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ardahan, Turkiye
2 Ardahan University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ardahan, Turkiye

Abstract

In this study, the aim was to examine the relationship between irrational performance beliefs and goal orientation in elite young athletes. The study group consisted of 238 actively licensed male athletes (age = 19.31 ± 3.14). In the research, The Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) and the Irrational Performance Beliefs Inventory-2 (IPBI-2) were used. Descriptive statistics and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficients were used to analyze the obtained data set. The analysis revealed a positive relationship between the goal orientation scale and the ego orientation and task orientation sub-dimensions, and the irrational performance beliefs inventory's demand for approval, catastrophizing, low frustration tolerance, and devaluing sub-dimensions, as well as the total IPBI score (p<0.05). In conclusion, it is believed that goal orientation sub-dimensions, namely task orientation and ego orientation, are related to levels of irrational performance beliefs.

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How to Cite

Toy, A. B., & Aygun, M. (2023). Exploring the relationship between elite young athletes’ irrational performance beliefs and sports goal orientation. Journal of ROL Sport Sciences, 501–513. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10030263

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