Bugten Jesper B, Lugo Ricardo G, Steptoe Karl
Institute for Psychology, Kristiania University College, Oslo, Norway.
Department of Welfare, Management and Organisation, Østfold University College, Hamar, Norway.
Front Psychol. 2021 Oct 1;12:721903. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.721903. eCollection 2021.
Past studies have been conducted on competitiveness and achievement orientation as two noncooperative explanations for achievement motivation and achievement behavior. But a complimentary representation of a competitive-achievement orientation has yet to be explored. This paper developed and validated the need for competing inventory (NCI), and further investigated its relations with achievement orientation, emotional assessment, self-efficacy, grit, anxiety, and flow. The results from the present study support the theoretical construct of the need for competing, in the hope that it will provide a solid foundation for a competitive-achievement orientation, which is suggested to play a significant role in competitive achievement behavior. It is anticipated that the results from the present study will open a debate for including a competitive-achievement orientation in future research with the aim for a stronger predictor for achievement behavior.
过去的研究将竞争力和成就取向作为对成就动机和成就行为的两种非合作性解释进行了探讨。但竞争 - 成就取向的补充性表征尚未得到研究。本文编制并验证了竞争需求量表（NCI），并进一步考察了它与成就取向、情绪评估、自我效能感、毅力、焦虑和心流的关系。本研究结果支持了竞争需求的理论构想，希望能为竞争 - 成就取向提供坚实基础，而竞争 - 成就取向在竞争性成就行为中被认为起着重要作用。预计本研究结果将引发一场关于在未来研究中纳入竞争 - 成就取向的讨论，以期找到一个更强的成就行为预测指标。
