Achievement Motivation Behavior Research Articles

Coping as a resource to allow for psychosocial adjustment in fatal disease: results from patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disorder, which imposes a severe emotional burden on patients. Appropriate coping mechanisms may alleviate this burden and facilitate wellbeing, with social support known to be a successful coping strategy. This observational study aimed to determine the interplay of general coping traits of hope for success and fear of failure, coping behavior of social activity, and patients' wellbeing. In this cross-sectional study, patients with ALS from a clinical-epidemiological registry in Southwestern Germany were interviewed regarding coping traits (achievement-motivated behavior: hope for success and fear of failure), coping behavior of social activity, and psychosocial adjustment, determined using measures of depressiveness, anxiety [both measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)], and quality of life [Anamnestic Comparative Self-Assessment (ACSA)]. Demographics, clinical [ALS Functional Rating Scale revised version (ALSFRS-R)], and survival data were recorded. A total of 868 patients [60.70% male patients, mean age: 64.70 (±10.83) years, mean ALSFRS-R: 37.36 ± 7.07] were interviewed. Anxiety in patients was found to be associated with a high fear of failure. In contrast, a generally positive attitude in patients exemplified in high hopes for success was associated with better wellbeing. Finally, coping behavior of social activity explained up to 65% of the variance of depressiveness among the patients with ALS. In this study, we present evidence that the wellbeing of patients with ALS is not an immediate fatalistic consequence of physical degradation but rather determined by coping traits and behavior, which may be trained to substantially increase the wellbeing of patients with ALS.

The interaction effect of personality hardiness and fear of failure to predict achievement motivation adolescents of working mother

Individuals with traits of hardiness believe that success is the result of both positive and negative life experiences. People who are highly motivated to achieve have a close relationship with intense dedication, reasonable control, and positive challenges. They are even willing to accept failure as part of the goal-setting process This study was conducted to explain the psychological characteristics of hardness and fear of failure that are predicted to determine the achievement motivation of adolescents whose mothers are employed. Participants were recruited anonymously and willingly from universities in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, Riau. After collecting and analyzing 280 questionnaires for outlier analysis, 188 were found valid for further study. Two stages of measurement were carried out; measuring was examined, and the structural model was deemed statistically significant. This study applied a quantitative methodology to the analysis of the path analysis mediation model. This study employs three measurement instruments and demographic data to address research issues. Dispositional Resilience Scale-15 (DRS-15), an action strategy to measure achievement motivation behavior personality, and the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory (PFAI), a multidimensional assessment of cognitive-motivational-relational fear of failure, were used in this study to collect data. Path analysis from SmartPLS 3.2 was used to analyze the research data and determine the moderating and correlation values for the studied variables. This assessment indicates that fear of failure does not contribute to SMK students in Pekanbaru's toughness with success motivation. In contrast, the coefficient values for other factors indicate a positive contribution.

Construction and validation of the German coach-rating scale to assess achievement-motivated behavior in team sports (AMBIS-T)

Achievement motivation has been identified as a relevant criterion to assess athletic talent. In the context of talent selection decisions, the popular use of self-report questionnaires has presented higher risks of social desirability. Consequently, a shift towards more robust methods such as the assessment of achievement-motivated behavior with the coach-rating scale achievement-motivated behavior in individual sports was suggested. 1 The purpose of this study was to adapt and validate this assessment from individual to team sports, involving 48 German-speaking coaches examining the achievement-motivated behaviors of their 527 youth athletes as well as the self-ratings of 250 athletes. The achievement-motivated behavior in team sports was found to display a good fit with the observed data (e.g., CFI = .98; RMSEA = .04) and to measure reliably the factors proactivity, ambition, and commitment with 12 items (test–retest reliability rtt ≥.75; Cronbach's alpha α ≥ .80 for all scales). With the exceptions of the proactivity scale for interrater reliability, the commitment scale for concurrent criterion validity and the ambition scale for construct validity, psychometric properties were found satisfactory. The use of averaged ratings of two evaluating coaches is recommended to reduce possible bias in the assessment of achievement-motivated behaviors in team sports.

The Influence of Head Nurses Leading Role and Assertiveness on Staff Nurses’ Achievement Motivation: A Comparative Study

Background: Leading is critical to advancing the nursing profession. All work units require strong nursing leaders to establish a healthy work environment. Current and future head nurses need effective leading strategies and assertiveness skills to guide and encourage nurses and enhancing their achievement motivation to work safely and effectively. Aim of this study was to compare the influence of head nurses leading role and assertiveness on staff nurses’ achievement motivation at Tanta Emergency and El-Menshawy Hospital. Methods: Descriptive, comparative through cross-sectional study design was adopted. The study was conducted at Tanta Emergency Hospital and El-Menshawy Hospital. Sample: All available staff nurses working at Tanta Emergency Hospital (n=258) and El-Menshawy Hospital (n=212) was included in this study. Tools: Three tools for data collection were used: Head Nurses' Leading Role Scale to measure head nurses leading role, Assertiveness Assessment Scale to assess head nurses assertiveness behaviors and Achievement Motivation Scale. Results: Staff nurses' perceived a high level of head nurses leading role at Tanta Emergency Hospital, while low level at El-Menshawy Hospital with the emphasize on supervising leading role. At Tanta Emergency Hospital staff nurses perceived a high level of assertiveness techniques and assertiveness behavior than El-Menshawy Hospital. Staff nurses' achievement motivation behavior had statistically significant favorable correlations with their years of experience, age, education level, total leading role and assertiveness at both hospitals. Conclusion: There were significant influences of head nurses leading role and assertiveness on staff nurses’ achievement motivation. Recommendation: Building a supportive work environment that promoting effective communication and conduct regular training programs for head nurses to refresh their knowledge, skills and experiences and motivating good performance to enhance staff nurses’ achievement motivation are necessary.

Patterns of achievement-motivated behavior and performance as predictors for future success in rowing: A person-oriented study

Talent selection in rowing is often solely based on anthropometric and performance variables, even though psychological characteristics are considered to be important contributors to successful talent development. Because multidimensional talent models and holistic theories represent the state-of-the-art in talent research, we aimed to find patterns connecting psychological and performance variables to future success in rowing. Therefore, 22 coaches rated the achievement-motivated behavior represented by the variables proactivity, ambition and commitment of 65 competitive to high-level athletes ( Mage = 17.2 ± 1.55 years) for the past year (t1). Additionally, the athletes performed several 2,000 m ergometer tests during that same period. At t2 (30 months later), each rower’s performance was evaluated based on the success at different competitions. To examine the results, we used the person-oriented Linking of Clusters after removal of a Residue (LICUR) method to identify the relationships between the achievement-motivated behavior and ergometer results at t1 and the success at t2. The rowers could be assigned to five clusters. Although the highly motivated rowers were not the fastest on the ergometer at t1, they were more likely to be in highest performance level at t2 compared to the other clusters (OR = 3.5, p < .05). By contrast, all the ambitionless rowers and unmotivated rowers were either racing at national level or had dropped out. In conclusion, certain patterns of achievement-motivated behavior and current performance are associated with future success (30 months later). The consideration of achievement-motivated behavior in the selection of rowers seems promising in this context.

Achievement-Motivated Behavior in Individual Sports: Evidence for the Construct and Criterion Validity of the AMBIS-I Coach-Rating Scale.

The coach-rating scale for Achievement-Motivated Behavior in Individual Sports (AMBIS-I) was constructed to measure achievement motivation, not from athletes' own views but from coaches' perspectives. The tool was already checked for reliability as well as content, factorial, and concurrent criterion validity (Zuber and Conzelmann, 2019). To further establish construct and criterion validity, two different samples were involved. Sample 1 included 67 experienced coaches rating their 278 athletes on the three AMBIS-I dimensions proactivity, ambition and commitment. In sample 2, 157 athletes completed self-report questionnaires measuring motivational and volitional concepts. Congruent and discriminant construct validity were assessed using the QCV-procedure (Westen and Rosenthal, 2003) by comparing experts' predicted and empirically observed correlations between the coaches' ratings on the AMBIS-I with the self-ratings of validated instruments. Consistent with theoretical expectations, achievement goal orientations, self-determination and self-optimization show significant positive relationships to the AMBIS-I scales, the negatively formulated volitional concepts, negative ones. As indicated by the 0.87 ≤ ralerting-CV ≤ 0.95, the general patterns of the expert's predictions triangulate consistently with the observed correlations. The findings concerning absolute agreement were mixed. Even though the ICCs suggest sufficient to good consistency, the values of rcontrast-CV are considerably lower. To indicate criterion validity, AMBIS-I display medium to large correlations with the actual performance level estimated by the coaches and small to medium correlations with the assigned potential for subsequent success one year later. In summary, we found solid indications, that AMBIS-I is a valid measure of achievement-motivated behavior in individual sports from coaches' perspective.

Achievement-Motivated Behavior in Individual Sports (AMBIS-I)\u2014Coach Rating Scale

The assessment of achievement motivation in the context of selection decisions in elite youth sports is associated with serious problems (e.g. socially desirable responses). In order to counteract such problems, an external rating scale for the assessment of the Achievement-Motivated Behavior in Individual Sports (AMBIS-I) from a coach’s perspective was constructed and checked for psychometric quality in three consecutive steps. The studies are based on four different German-speaking samples, including 101 experienced coaches from individual sports and 26 sport psychologists. Multiple phases of exploratory structural equation modeling, item removal and cross-validation unveiled a three-factorial model with 10 items displaying excellent fit indices, acceptable to good reliability, and evidence based on internal structure. Relationships with athletes’ performance level point to the instrument’s evidence for test-criterion relationship. These preliminary results are promising when considering the construction and show the potential of the economical coach rating scale for the scientifically sound assessment of observable achievement-motivated behavior in individual sports.

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL PROBLEMS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION FOR ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN MALES AND FEMALES

This current study drives at exploring the psychological and physical problems and their relation to achievement motivation. The study sample consists of (200) male/female students from Zagazig university from different theoretical and scientific faculties. The researcher has used the descriptive (qualitative)-correlative-comparative method for being the most appropriate one for current study. The researcher uses Scale of Feeling of Psychological Problems (by Amal Mohamed, 2008), Scale of Motivation for Achievement (by Omar Farouq, 2002), Scale of Achievement Motivation Behavior (by Michael bahmis, 2008), Scale of School Environment (by Ibrahim El-Shafae, 2000), Scale of Study Stress (by Abdel Baset, 1998), and Scale of School Environment Stress (by Medhat Samir, 2002). The researcher has used Scale of Psychological Problems in its three dimensions (anxiety-feeling lonely – poor self-confidence). The researcher has come to several results: There is a significant reversing relationship between feeling anxious and achievement motivation. There is a significant reversing relationship between feeling lonely and achievement motivation. There is a significant direct relationship between feeling poor self-confidence and achievement motivation. There are also significant statistical differences between males and females regarding the dimension of anxiety, in favor of females. The study has several recommendations: There should be specialized centers to concern with university youth and their problems, suggesting also counseling programs to deal with problems in terms of the free cultural, cognitive, and scientific movement exists in this country. The university should hold special programs for university students to train them on necessary required skills to assist them improve their communication to their society, develop, and raise their achievement motivation in various scientific fields in future. Training university youth to fulfill their leadership roles in situations that cope with their potentials and abilities.

Effect of Job Status, Gender, and Employees’ Achievement Motivation Behavior on Work Performance: a Case Study of Selected Local Government Employees in Ekiti State, Nigeria

This study investigated the effect of job status, gender, and employees’ achievement motivation behavior on work performance. Two hundred and seven (207) local government employees’ opinions were sampled using the achievement motivation questionnaire and the perceived work performance questionnaire. Seven hypotheses were developed and tested using 2 x 2 x 3 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistics. Results confirmed that job status [F (2,206) =5.05, p05]. A significant interaction effect of gender and job status; gender and level of achievement motivation behavior; and job status and level of achievement motivation behavior were also found on work performance. However, there was no significant interaction effect that existed between gender, job status, and the level of achievement motivation behavior on work performance [F(2,206)=.217, p>.05]. Findings were discussed in the light of available literature and it is recommended that efforts should be made to discourage discriminative behavior among sexes while also closing gaps in level managers’ hierarchies and categorizations. This is particularly in terms of derivable incentives, benefits, and pay on their jobs to have a significant impact on the work performance of employees.

Enhancing motivation and work performance of the salespeople: the impact of supervisors behavior

This study examined the importance of authoritarian and positive achievement motivation behavior of the supervisors in enhancing salespeople’s motivation and work performance. Survey data were collected from all 105 sales employees in two retail organizations. Supervisors’ ratings were collected on all 105 of the salespersons. All hypotheses were tested using regression analysis and Pearson correlations controlling for background variables of gender, marital status, and ethnicity. The findings indicated that to the extent that supervisors engaged in positive motivational behaviors, salespersons’ intrinsic motivations were increased, which, in turn, increased their performance. Implications and a number of recommendations are discussed. Key words: Authoritarian behavior, positive achievement motivation behavior, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, work performance