| Abstrakt: |
We examined differences in competitiveness and relative predictive abilities of competitiveness across two levels of motivation and across two separate contexts. Three competitiveness measures were utilized: general, academic, and athletic. We tested relationships between competitiveness and performance on verbal reasoning, math, and handgrip endurance. Perceptions about the pros and cons of competition and past competitive goal setting were also examined. Results revealed level, contextual, and sex differences in competitiveness. Only one measure was a significant predictor of task performance, the academic measure. Content analysis of the open-ended questions about academic and athletic goals revealed a unique competitive goal, sub-win. Methodological, conceptual, and applied implications are discussed, including concerns about the cognitive validity the global measure of competitiveness and the positive potentiality of sub-win goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
