The field of sports is one of the places where intrinsic motivation is most germane because people engage in sports to play-to have fun and feel free. The purpose of this study was to review the present situation and methodogical problems and try to f...
The field of sports is one of the places where intrinsic motivation is most germane because people engage in sports to play-to have fun and feel free. The purpose of this study was to review the present situation and methodogical problems and try to find the future course of study by analyzing cognitive evaluation theory of intrinsic motivation and the result of research works in sport context published.
Several studies in physical activity settings have shown that a range of rewards, such as trophies and prize, tended to decrease intrinsic motivations, as cognitive evaluation theory would perdict. Additional research showed the predicted increases and decreases in intrinsic motivation following positive and negative feedback, respectively.
The study of inner experience, particulary with respect to self-determination, may yield the fullest understanding of motivation for sport. Indeed, the study of inner experience is necessay for a full understanding of human motivation, and perhaps for the most interesting and useful sport psychology.