SPORTS MOTIVATION SCALE

R Aswin Sudarshan
S0119032
 MOTIVATION

• Dimension and Intensity of one’s effort.

• Various forms of motivation:

1. Achievement Motivation

2. Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation

3. Motivation in form of Competitive Stress

 SELF DETERMINATION THEORY

• Makes the distinction b/w Autonomous and Controlled forms of motivation,

suggesting that motivation lies on a continuum.
1. Autonomy
2. Competence
3. Relatedness
• Intrinsic motivation, or engaging in a behavior out of innate enjoyment of the
activity.
• Extrinsic motivation involves completing a task or exhibiting a behavior because
of outside causes such as avoiding punishment or receiving a reward.
MOTIVATION CONTINUUM
 SPORTS MOTIVATION SCALE

• Designed to assess individual’s level of motivation towards sport

• Consists of 7 subscales that measures 3 types of Motivation

1. Amotivation
2. Extrinsic Motivation – external regulation, introjected regulation,
identified regulation
3. Intrinsic Motivation – to know, to accomplish, to experience
stimulation
 SPORTS MOTIVATION SCALE SCORES

Results from subject:

21 yr old male
19
Volleyball player
15

12 12
Average scores

To experience
To accomplish
• Amotivation – 1.3
• External

Introjected

To know
6 6
motivation – 3.8 5.5
• Internal

Identified

Regulation
External
motivation - 2

Amotivation External Motivation Internal Motivation

 A C H I E V E M E N T G O A L O R I E N TAT I O N S , S P O RT M O T I VAT I O N A N D C O M P E T I T I V E
P E R F O R M A N C E I N B E A C H V O L L E Y B A L L P L AY E R S

Objective: Based on a sample of competitive Czech beach volleyball players, this study aimed to assess the relationships among achievement
goal orientations (task/ego), sport motivation (represented by intrinsic motivation, extrinsic regulation, and amotivation), and athletes'
competitive performance.

Methods: A total of 128 beach volleyball players (63 men and 65 women, age 26 ± 6.27 years, range 14-42 years) from the highest Czech
national competition participated in the questionnaire survey. The questionnaire battery included the Sport Motivation Scale-6 as a measure of
self-determined sport motivation and the Perception of Success Questionnaire as a measure of achievement goal orientation. We used multiple
linear regression models to assess the relationships among achievement goal orientations, different types of sports motivation, and athletes'
performance in sports competition measured by their point averages at the end of the season.

Results: In regression models, we observed different effects of task and ego orientations on dependent variables, including intrinsic motivation,
external regulation and athletes' competitive performance. Specifically, we found a highly significant effect of task orientation in the model of
intrinsic motivation (ß = .522, p < .001, R2 = .255) and a highly significant effect of ego orientation in the model of external regulation (ß
= .394, p < .001, R2 = .132). Furthermore, we found a significant effect of ego orientation in the model of athletes' competitive performance (ß =
.239, p = .005, R2 = .122).

Conclusions: We assume that task and ego orientations contribute to different outcomes in competitive athletes, with task orientation
supporting athletes' interest in and enjoyment of the sport and ego orientation supporting athletes' external regulation and performance in
competition. Based on self-determination theory, task orientation may affect intrinsic motivation through the satisfaction of the basic needs of
autonomy, relatedness and competence. At the same time, ego orientation may support less self-determined motivation but may also represent
an advantage in the highly competitive environment of elite sports.

Bibliography:Knoblochova, M., Mudrak, J., &amp; Slepicka, P. (2021). Achievement goal orientations,
sport motivation and competitive performance in beach volleyball players. Acta Gymnica,
51.
 SUGGESTIONS TO INCREASE MOTIVATION AND
EXERCISE ADHERENCE

• Involve in group exercise sessions

• Do or play some sports
• Analyze and identify your weakness and work on those
• Focus on the experience
• Keep daily exercise logs
• Reward yourself (not until you feel deserved)
 SUGGESTIONS TO BE A BETTER PERSON

• Do things that are uncomfortable on a regular basis

• Be in situations that are quite unbearable
• Keep the mind occupied
• Do stuff that are physically demanding everyday
• Sleep early (before 10)
• Try sleeping on the cot or on the floor
• Wake up when it is dark (before 5)
• Write more and everyday
• Read more
What that I want to put
forth.
 “YOU SHOULD BE A MONSTER. 
AN ABSOLUTE MONSTER. 
AND THEN YOU SHOULD LEARN HOW
TO CONTROL IT.”

— JORDAN B. PETERSON.
Done
Thank you