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Examining Differences in Starters and Non-Starters and Scholarship Status on Perceived Competence, Life Satisfaction, Goal Orientation, Perceived Motivational Climate, And Motivation in Division I Softball Players

Tudor, Margaret L.

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2009, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Human Movement, Sport and Leisure Studies /Kinesiology.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine goal orientation, perceived motivational climate, perceived competence, and motivation in collegiate softball starters and non-starters and collegiate softball players with full, partial, and no scholarships. Method: Division I college softball player (N = 52; ages 18-22) at three Mid-American Conference programs were categorized by player role (starter vs. non-starter) and scholarship status (full, partial, or none). Players completed surveys to assess perceived competence, satisfaction with life (Satisfaction with Life Scale), goal orientation (Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire), perceived motivational climate (Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire-2), and motivation (Sport Motivation Scale). The surveys were completed towards the end of the softball season (April, 2009). Perceived competence and life satisfaction were analyzed using independent t-tests and ANOVA. Goal orientation, perceived motivational climate, and motivation were analyzed using one-way MANOVAs. Results: Significant findings for player role and perceived motivational climate, as well as scholarship status and perceived motivational climate were found (p<.05). Although there was no significance between motivation and player role, follow-up univariate tests found significance in amotivation for starters and non-starters (p<.05). Conclusion: College softball players differed in perceived motivational climate according to player role (starter vs. non-starter) and scholarship status (full, partial, or none). Contrary to expectations, perceived competence, satisfaction with life, and motivation did not differ in starters or non-starters or in full, partial, or no scholarship holders. This investigation has provided evidence for the need to further explore relationships including starters and non-starters and differences in scholarship status.
David Tobar, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Bonnie Berger, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
Geoffrey Meek, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
106 p.

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  • Tudor, M. L. (2009). Examining Differences in Starters and Non-Starters and Scholarship Status on Perceived Competence, Life Satisfaction, Goal Orientation, Perceived Motivational Climate, And Motivation in Division I Softball Players [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1257138194

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tudor, Margaret. Examining Differences in Starters and Non-Starters and Scholarship Status on Perceived Competence, Life Satisfaction, Goal Orientation, Perceived Motivational Climate, And Motivation in Division I Softball Players. 2009. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1257138194.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tudor, Margaret. "Examining Differences in Starters and Non-Starters and Scholarship Status on Perceived Competence, Life Satisfaction, Goal Orientation, Perceived Motivational Climate, And Motivation in Division I Softball Players." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1257138194

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)