A STUDY ON ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG ATHLETES AND HOCKEY PLAYERS
Keywords:
Achievement Motivation, Goal, Performance and Players.Abstract
Achievement motivation is the desire to excel at tasks. This means that individuals with high achievement motivation tend to set goals that are neither too easy nor extremely difficult. Easy tasks do not present a challenge and are of no interest. Extremely difficult goals increase the risk of failure. A person with high achievement motivation gains great satisfaction from completing a challenging goal. This reward is more important than praise, recognition or monetary compensation. A major characteristic of high achievement motivation is a stronger-than-average need for feedback on performance versus feedback on characteristics. Feedback on performance allows for measurement of success. The purpose of the study is to find out the level of achievement motivation among Athletes and Hockey players. The sample for the study consists of 50athletes and 50 Hockey players are the Participants in the Kerala University Inter Collegiate Tournaments during the year 2011-2012. The age of the subjects was between 19 and 26 years. The standard psychology tool device by Kamlesh (1990) was used to measure achievement motivation. This test consist of 20 questions includes both positive and negative statement. It was found the Athletes are having more Achievement Motivation than Hockey players because the Athletes required compulsory Motivation to achieve excel in sports then the Team Game Player is a group effort. This type is study is useful to the Physical Educators, Coaches and Sports psychologists to enhance the performance through achievement motivation.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0903.1731
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