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Competitive Behaviour as a Function of Attributional Manipulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

J. Robert Grove
J. Robert Grove*
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University of Western Australia
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Department of Human Movement and Recreation Studies, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, W.A., 6009, Australia
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Abstract

Attributions are typically examined as dependent variables in sport-related research. As a result, the behavioural consequences of competitive attributions have been largely ignored. This paper summarizes four experiments that have attempted to manipulate attributions for competitive outcomes and assess the behavioural consequences of this manipulation. The results of these experiments are generally consistent with findings from noncompetitive settings and suggest that effort attributions may benefit competitive performance. Discussion focuses on the unrealised potential for using effort-oriented attribution training in sport.

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Behaviour Change , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , June 1986 , pp. 85 - 93
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1986

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