Our goal in this chapter is to comprehensively review the literature on motivation and sport
behavior. To do this, we describe theories or conceptual models of motivation that have …

Understanding and enhancing motivation is one of the most popular areas of research in
psychology, as well as sport and exercise psychology. In psychology and sport psychology …

We have divided the chapter into several distinct sections. First, we begin with the
knowledge base on descriptive reasons for participation because these studies helped …

Advances in Motivation in Sport and Exercise, Third Edition, presents the most current
information in sport and exercise motivation, including discussion of new research …

The book reviews and integrates important modern contributions to the study of motivation in
sport and exercise. It provides insight into state-of-the-art research on motivation. The …

Motivation has been repeatedly reported as a key element of athletes' success in sports
(Gould, Dieffenbach, & Moffett, 2002) and exercisers' persistence with an exercise regimen …

The present study examined the link between motivation profiles among adult sports
participants and the consequences of enjoyment, effort, positive and negative affect, attitude …

This chapter highlights the research that has employed achievement goal theory, a caring
framework, and self-determination theory, especially with regard to the motivational climate …

Motivation, particularly different types of motivation (ie, intrinsic, extrinsic, and amotivation),
is a topic that has been of interest to both psychologists and sport psychologists. One area of …

During the 1990's there was substantial interest in the study of participation motivation, and
this chapter focuses on this newer work in participation motivation for sport and exercise …