Toward a Developmental Theory of Children's Motivation in Sport
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- Published by Human Kinetics in Journal of Sport Psychology
- Vol. 9 (2) , 130-145
- https://doi.org/10.1123/jsp.9.2.130
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to review Nicholls' developmentally based theory of achievement motivation and apply this perspective to children's sport. Five areas of research are reviewed that support the relevance of Nicholls' theory to the sport domain. Based on Nicholls' framework, several considerations are presented for future research on the development of achievement motivation in sport.Keywords
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