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Fear of Failure and Fear of Success: The Relationship of Achievement Motives to the Motor Performance of Males and Females

The study was designed to determine the relationship between the psychological constructs of "fear of failure (FOF)" and "fear of success (FOS)" and motor performance in badminton. Forty-three males and fifty-one females in beginning badminton classes were administered the FOF and FOS scales, followed by three independent skills tests and a round-robin singles tournament. Conclusions were that FOF and FOS are two separate performance motives; FOF appears to be the dominant motive for females; both FOF and FOS are related to motor performance in face-to-face competition, while only FOS is related to performance in isolated skills.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504592
Date12 1900
CreatorsAlbury, Kevin W.
ContributorsRichardson, Peggy A., 1938-, Kennelly, Kevin J.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 74 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Denton County - Denton, 1982
RightsPublic, Albury, Kevin W., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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