In a recent article, Harwood, Hardy, and Swain (2000) presented what they termed a critical analysis of the conceptualization and measurement of achievement goals in sport. The purpose of the present article is to challenge their interpretation of achievement goal theory and to question many of their subsequent recommendations. Specifically, the present response will focus on Harwood et al.’s (a) interpretation of Nicholls’ personal theories of achievement; (b) their contention that task involvement cannot exist in competitive sport; (c) the proposed tripartite conceptualization of goal involvement states; (d) their understanding of the relationship between the way an individual conceptualizes ability and the foundation of dispositional goal orientations; and (e) their criticisms of the way dispositional goal orientations have been measured in sport. Theoretical frameworks are always a work in progress. To this end, we concur with the spirit of Harwood et al.’s article which implies that our conceptual models should be continuously questioned, tested, and extended. However, we believe their interpretation and recommendations do little to enhance our conceptual understanding of achievement goal theory in sport.
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Clarifying Misconceptions and Misrepresentations in Achievement Goal Research in Sport: A Response to Harwood, Hardy, and Swain
Darren C. Treasure, Joan L. Duda, Howard K. Hall, Glyn C. Roberts, Carol Ames, and Martin L. Maehr
Physical Activity as a Victim, a Perpetrator, or Part of the Solution to the Climate Crisis?
Peter Gelius, Sven Messing, Antonina Tcymbal, Leonie Birkholz, and Karim Abu-Omar
discussions, this commentary explores different views on the relationship between PA and one of the most existential challenges to humankind: climate change. PA and Sport as a Victim of Climate Change Heat waves, extreme weather events, and high ozone levels pose direct challenges to athletes and people
Development of the Sport Mental Health Continuum—Short Form (Sport MHC-SF)
Brian J. Foster and Graig M. Chow
Research investigating well-being in competitive athletics has found that athletes with greater well-being are more likely to thrive in their competitive environment ( Jones, Meijen, McCarthy, & Sheffield, 2009 ). Elite athletes have numerous barriers to achieving well-being due to their sport
Shuttle Time for Seniors: The Impact of 8-Week Structured Badminton Training on Markers of Healthy Aging and Evaluation of Lived Experiences—A Quasi-Experimental Study
Jason Tallis, Darren Richardson, Sharn P. Shelley, Neil Clarke, Rhys O. Morris, Mark Noon, Michael J. Duncan, and Emma L.J. Eyre
Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) explains how capability, opportunity, and motivation are the key facets of behavior change ( Michie et al., 2011 ). Age-appropriate group-based exercise, using sport as a vehicle, has received recent attention where combining the physical and social aspect of sport has been
“There’s a Lifestyle, an Appreciation, a Beauty”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Masters Rowers
Jason Rich, Pamela Beach, and Heidi K. Byrne
Masters athletics is a competition for adults who are over the age of peak performance for a sport ( Callary, Belalcazar, et al., 2023 ). Typically, this is above the age of 35 years. Masters athletes often train harder and more frequently than fit individuals who do not compete ( Callary et
#SportToo: Implications of and Best Practice for the #MeToo Movement in Sport
Mitch Abrams and Michelle L. Bartlett
, may be the most widely seen social media phenomenon demonstrating the importance of a meaningful response by those involved in sports. Individuals that have training in two vital areas: clinical psychology/counseling and in sport and performance, particularly in understanding athletic and sport
Re-Norming Sport for Inclusivity: How the Sport Community Has the Potential to Change a Toxic Culture of Harassment and Abuse
Melissa L. Breger, Margery J. Holman, and Michelle D. Guerrero
protecting young boys from future acts of assault needs to include girls as they often exist in environments where the rigid hierarchy and power structure place them in a vulnerable population. Norms (often in the guise of tradition) that have contributed to sexual violence, permeate sport, and need to be
Reverse Integration in Wheelchair Basketball—A Mixed-Method Spanish Stakeholders’ Perspective
Javier Pérez-Tejero, Mauro Grassi-Roig, Javier Coterón, and Yeshayahu Hutzler
significantly greater number (82.9%) were enlisted in regular schools ( Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional, 2022 ). However, data about active participation in physical education or participation in extracurricular sports activities are missing ( Roldán & Reina, 2018 ). In this regard, sport
Erratum. Personality and Attitudinal Predictors of Sportspersonship in Recreational Sport
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
TO OUR READERS: An error appeared in the ahead-of-print version of the following article: Fozzard, T. & Mojtahedi, D. (2023). Personality and attitudinal predictors of sportspersonship in recreational sport. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10
Feasibility of Volitional Reaction Time Tests in Athletes: A Systematic Review
Danica Janicijevic and Amador Garcia-Ramos
et al., 2011 ), while Milorad Cavic lost the 100-m butterfly finals against Michael Phelps by only 1 ms at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Therefore, obtaining accurate measurements of RT during sport-specific situations seems to be quite important, but this is not an easy task due to the
