The relationship of Ethnic Identity on Confidence and Motivation in Sport
| dc.contributor.author | Lopez, Fernando | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-30T02:12:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-30T02:12:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The focus of this study was to identify a correlation between ethnic identity, confidence, and motivation in athletes from a variety of different sports and ethnic identities. Previous research has found significant correlations between high levels of ethnic identity and academic success, self-esteem, and being comfortable in social interactions. The researcher hypothesized that a significant correlation would exist between the athletes' degree of ethnic identity and their sport motivation and sport confidence. It was also hypothesized that across ethnic groups the levels of motivation and confidence in comparison to ethnic identity will be reflected differently. There were a total of 75 participants (49M, 26F) with a mean age of 26.6 years old across four different sport groups (swimming, track and field, soccer, and other) and 3 different ethnic identity groups (Caucasian, African American, and other). The methodology utilized ethnic identity measures (Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure, Phinney, 1992) confidence (The State Sport Confidence Inventory, Vealey, 1986), and motivation (Intrinsic Motivation Inventory, McAuley, Duncan, & Tammen, 1989). A priming intervention in the form of a fictitious athlete interview was used to prime the athletes to think about their own ethnic identity and it relationship to their sport performance. The results, utilizing correlations, frequencies, and descriptive statistics indicated that athletes who were primed to consider their ethnic identity in terms of influencing their sport performance, showed no significant correlation between level of ethnic identity and sport motivation (p> 0.356) or sport confidence (p>0.394). The correlation analysis also indicated that no significant correlation existed between ethnic identities and sport motivation and confidence when compared with each other. The implications of this research may suggest that future research is needed in finding a positive correlation to ethnic identity can sport confidence and sport motivation, as well as an effective way to measure ethnic identity in terms of sport confidence and sport motivation. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/3352 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher.institution | John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) | |
| dc.title | The relationship of Ethnic Identity on Confidence and Motivation in Sport | |
| dc.type | Capstone | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Sport Psychology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts n Sport Psychology |