A test of Weiner's attributional theory of achievement motivation and emotion in a youth sport achievement setting
| dc.contributor.author | Robinson, David W. (David William) | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Howe, Bruce L. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-03T23:00:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-03T23:00:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1988 | |
| dc.degree.department | Faculty of Education | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study assessed the applicability of Weiner's (1985) attributional theory of achievement motivation and emotion to the youth sport achievement setting. After participating in a six-week competitive team sport program, 351 male and 395 female grade 8 and 9 students completed a questionnaire which employed Likert-type scales to assess their (a) perceived personal performance appraisal, (b) attributional appraisals for personal performance, (c} general (GA), self-related (SRA), and other-related (ORA) affective reactions, and (d) EXPECTANCY for future achievement. Multivariate analyses revealed the following: 1. both perceived success and perceived failure were affectively involving, with perceived success being associated with (a) greater internality, stability, and controllability of attributions, (b) more positive GA, SRA, and ORA, and (c) greater EXPECTANCY, 2. perceived performance played a more important role in the affect and expectancy processes than did attributional appraisal, 3. the causal dimensions had roles of differing importance in each of the perceived success and perceived failure conditions, 4. congruent with the linkages proposed by Weiner, it was shown that (a) perceived performance had the greatest predictive power for GA, (b) internal and stable attributions were linked with positive SRA in success outcomes, and uncontrollable attributions were linked with negative SRA in failure outcomes, (c) internal attributions were linked with positive ORA in success outcomes, and external attributions were linked with negative ORA in failure outcomes, and (d) stable and internal attributions were linked with high EXPECTANCY in success outcomes, and unstable and uncontrollable attributions were linked with low EXPECTANCY in failure outcomes, 5. contrary to Weiner's model it was shown that, (a) perceived performance was linked not only with GA, but with SRA, and ORA, and EXPECTANCY also, and (b) attributional appraisals may not always be involved in the affect or expectancy processes, but when operative they may influence each of the affect types and EXPECTANCY, and 6. males and females had similar appraisal variable-affect relationship patterns, but dissimilar appraisal variable-EXPECTANCY relationship patterns. It was concluded that, although Weiner's model provides a useful theoretical framework for research, the need exists for a sport specific model of the antecedents of affect and expectancy. | |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/22459 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | |
| dc.title | A test of Weiner's attributional theory of achievement motivation and emotion in a youth sport achievement setting | |
| dc.type | Thesis |