Abstract

AMOROSO, J et al. Dispositional orientations in competitive Ultimate Frisbee athletes. CPD [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.2, pp.282-293.  Epub May 12, 2023. ISSN 1989-5879.

The purpose of this study to analyze dispositional orientations among Ultimate Frisbee (UF) athletes according to different divisions. Data was collected during the European Beach Ultimate Championship (EBUC) 2019. The sample comprised a total of 484 athletes (34.7±9.7 years of age), from 19 countries. Participants were asked to fill in a sociodemographic questionnaire, and the Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ). Participants were grouped in eight competitive divisions: Mixed (n=123), Grand master men's (n=61), Master mixed (n=59), Master men's (n=57), Great grand master men's (n=52), Master women's (n=51), Men's (n=50) and Women's (n=31). The POSQ demonstrated a reasonable internal consistency, with the inter-item reliability coefficients ranging from 0.81 to 0.90. An analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to compare goal orientation by UF divisions (i.e., women's, men's, mixed, master women's, master men's, master mixed, grand master men's, great grand master men's). On average, UF athletes reported higher levels of perceived task orientations (4.17±0.80 vs. 3.13±0.82). Multivariate analysis of variance demonstrated that there was a significant main effect of UF division on the POSQ scores. The Women's, Men's and Mixed presented the higher task values (4.27±0.72, 4.32±0.78, and 4.35±0.67, respectively), while the Master women's division presented the highest ego score (3.61±0.71). Our findings indicated that success among UF athletes is defined in self-referenced terms, such as through mastering tasks or improving one's own personal skills. Further studies are necessary to understand the dispositional orientation between athletes of different divisions, since there are a variety of environmental and social variables that can be promoted and influence the observed differences.

Keywords : achievement goal theory; motivation; team sport.

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