This study is done to find out how the 2x2 achievement goal orientation affects the self management and the competitive state anxiety and how the self management mediates the 2x2 achievement goal orientation and competitive state anxiety using the Tae...
This study is done to find out how the 2x2 achievement goal orientation affects the self management and the competitive state anxiety and how the self management mediates the 2x2 achievement goal orientation and competitive state anxiety using the Taekwondo players as the target for study· The questionnaires on 2x2 goal achievement orientation, competitive state anxiety and self management were provided to the 360 Taekwondo players to find out their· The data analysis was conducted using the technical statistics, correlation analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and hierarchical regression analysis while the causal steps strategy was used to verify the mediating effect of self management on the 2x2 achievement goal orientation and competitive state anxiety· In addition, to make up for the shortcomings of the causal steps strategy, the Sobel testing was additionally conducted· The results are as follows· First, it was found that the sub factors of 2x2 achievement goals orientation such as proficiency approach and implementation approach positively affect the self management while the proficiency avoidance and implementation avoidance do not significantly affect the self management· Second, it was found out that the sub factors of 2x2 achievement goals orientation such as proficiency approach negatively affect the competitive state anxiety while the proficiency avoidance, implementation approach and implementation avoidance do not significantly affect the self management· Third, it was found out that the self management partially mediates the relation between proficiency approach and competitiveness state anxiety whle the implementation approach fully mediates the it·