THE RELATIONSHIP OF AGGRESSION AND INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND DEGREE OF COMPETITIVE SPORT PARTICIPATION IN MALE ROLLER HOCKEY PLAYERS: A CORRELATION AND GROUP COMPARISON
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Authors
JOHNSTON, JOANNE M.
Issue Date
2000
Type
Capstone
Language
en
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and aggression (hostile and instrumental) across two sport contexts, national level players and recreational level players. 75 male roller hockey players (M age = 30.0 years) completed the Bredemeier Athletic Aggression Inventory (BAAGI) which measured instrumental (nonemotional and task-oriented) and hostile (reactive or an emotional response which is and end in itself) aggression. Subjects also completed the Sport Motivation Scale (SMS) developed by Pelletier, Fortier, Vallerand, Tuson, Briere, and Blais (1995). The SMS contains 28 Likert-scale items categorized into seven motivation subscales. The current research looked for a relationship between total scores of intrinsic motivation (3 subscales) and total scores of extrinsic motivation (3 subscales). ANOVAs revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between national and recreational athletes on extrinsic motivation. National level athletes reported being more significantly extrinsically motivated than their counterparts. Recreational players significantly reported being more hostile aggressive than national players. Pearson's r reported a statistically significant positive correlation between extrinsic motivation and aggression (hostile and instrumental) scores. The practical implications of these results are discussed and possible recommendations for the future.