Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
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The Effect of Metamotivational States and Task Condition on Self-Efficacy and Motor Performance in Amateur Dart Throwers

Authors

Ahmad Varzaveh
Mehdi Zarghami
Esmaeil Saemi
Hosein Molania
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to examine the effect of metamotivational states on self-efficacy perceptions and motor performance in dart throwing beginners in easy and difficult conditions. For this purpose, the paratelic dominance questionnaire (Cook & Gerkovich, 1993) was distributed among 140 male students, and 32 participants were randomly divided into two groups (16 in a telic group and 16 in a paratelic group). Each task consisted of three blocks of eight trials, and each trail consisted of 4 throws. Participants completed the Self-Efficacy Scale (Feltz & Chase, 1998) in their pretest and after trials 8, 16, 24. Data were analyzed with repeated measure, ANCOVA test and LSD post hoc test. The results showed a significant difference between paratelic and telic participants in self-efficacy perception (difficult task), and no significant difference in motor performance. Overall, the study only partially confirmed the reversal theory.

Keywords

Metamotivational States
Reversal Theory
Self-efficacy theory
Task Condition
Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Spring 2010
Pages 115-131

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