Abstract
The Purpose of this study explored the athletes' counterfactual(thought of what might have been) thinking,emotion, importance of game, and whether the counterfactual emotions differed from the counterfactual direction and achievement motivation and the achievement motivation influences the direction(upward vs downward) of counterfactual. 194 players of 96 soccer athletes and 98 dance-sport athletes were selected as subjects in this study. Counterfactual inventory, Achievement Goal Orientation Scale was used as research implement. As a result of statistical analysis through Χ², independent t-test, MANOVA, logistic regression analysis, first, upward counterfactual appeared the winning situation but the downward counterfactual appeared the losing situation according to the events. second, the importance level of game related counterfactual thinking was very high regardless of win & lose, each events. third, the satisfaction of upward counterfactual thinking was higher than the others. fourth, mastery orientation influence the upward counterfactual thinking but the performance orientation influence the downward counterfactual thinking. We discussed the athletes' counterfactual thinking and achievement goal orientation according to the results.
Finally We have suggested the limitations of present research and directions of future research.
Finally We have suggested the limitations of present research and directions of future research.
| Translated title of the contribution | If We Had not Deflected, We'd be Sitting in the Win; Counterfactual, Achievement Motivation, Regret in Win & Lose |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 227-239 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | 한국스포츠심리학회지 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Nov 2010 |