Relationship between Achievement Goal Orientation and Perceived Motivational Climate in Sprint and Endurance Runners

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between achievement goal orientation and perceived motivational climate in sprint and endurance runners.

38 College athletes including 20 distance runners (M=27.5, SD= 6.97) and 18 Sprint Runners (M=27.5, SD= 6.97) were voluntarily selected. Data was collected using Achievement Goal Orientation Questionnaire (AGOQ) and Perceived Motivational Climate Questionnaire (PMCQ).

Examination of relationship among subscales of achievement goal orientation and perceived motivational climate showed significant and positive relationship between ego orientation and performance climate perceptions in distance runners (r=0.476, P<0.05). Also, significant relationships were observed between ego and task orientations (r=0.721, P 0.05), and ego orientation and performance climate perceptions (r=0.48, P<0.05) in sprint runners. The results of independent-t test showed, there were not significant differences between distance and sprint runners in ego and task orientations, mastery and performance climate perceptions. According to the results of dependent-t test, there were significant differences between mastery and performance climate perceptions in distance runners and ego- and task-orientation in distance and sprint runners. But there was no significant difference between mastery and performance climate perceptions in sprint runners.