The implicit achievement motive predicts match performance and the explicit motive choices for goal distances in team sports

Wegner, Mirko; Teubel, Thomas (2014). The implicit achievement motive predicts match performance and the explicit motive choices for goal distances in team sports. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 45, pp. 1-18. Edizioni Luigi Pozzi 10.7352/IJSP 2014.45.79

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Motivational research over the past decade has provided ample evidence for the existence of two distinct motivational systems. Implicit motives are affect-based needs and have been found to predict spontaneous behavioral trends over time. Explicit motives in contrast represent cognitively based self-attributes and are preferably linked to choices. The present research examines the differentiating and predictive value of the implicit vs. explicit achievement motives for team sports performances. German students (N = 42) completed a measure of the implicit (Operant Motive Test) and the explicit achievement motive (Achievement Motive Scale-Sport). Choosing a goal distance is significantly predicted by the explicit achievement motive measure. By contrast, repeated performances in a team tournament are significantly predicted by the indirect measure. Results are in line with findings showing that implicit and explicit motive measures are associated with different classes of behavior.

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