Seo Eunchul, Kim Young-Vin, Ahn Hyunkyun
Department of Physical Education, Wonkwang University, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea.
Department of eSports, Division of Culture & Arts, Osan University, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
J Hum Kinet. 2025 May 29;98:217-230. doi: 10.5114/jhk/194132. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Continual exercise has become an important concept for mental as well as physical health, with sporting industries and communities interested in promoting exercise adherence. This study examined the causal relationship among sports ability-beliefs, achievement goal orientation, and exercise adherence among Korean recreational golfers. Data from 806 golfers were collected after Institutional Review Board deliberation and approval. To reflect the characteristics of frequent participation, golfers were limited to those who had been registered members of a golf practice facility for more than three months. The measurements included the sports ability-belief scale, the achievement goal orientation scale, and the exercise adherence scale, with evidence of construct validity based on confirmatory factor analysis. The research questions were verified through a measurement model and structural model validation. The results showed that the learning factor under incremental beliefs explained task orientation (β = 0.417, p < 0.001). Conversely, the gift factor under entity beliefs explained ego orientation (β = 0.169, p < 0.001). Thus, the significant relationship between learning and task orientation implied that consistent practice and effort in golf could enhance the positive meaning of golf participation and the perception of achievement in golfers. Conversely, the static explanation of ego orientation of gift suggested that individuals with strong beliefs in their innate golf abilities or the influence of their motor skills on golf performance experienced a sense of achievement by comparing themselves with others. Secondly, when the sub factors of sports ability-beliefs were controlled, both task orientation (β = 0.420, p < 0.001) and ego orientation (β = 0.159, p < 0.001) were statistically significant in terms of exercise adherence. Thirdly, in the relationship between sports ability-beliefs and exercise adherence, both task orientation (indirect effect: 0.074, p < 0.001) and ego orientation (indirect effect: 0.012, p < 0.05) had complete mediation effects. Ultimately, the study confirmed that the relevance of sports ability-beliefs and achievement goal orientation for exercise adherence in elite sports could also be applicable in the realm of recreational sports.
持续锻炼已成为关乎身心健康的重要理念，体育产业和社区都热衷于促进锻炼的坚持性。本研究考察了韩国业余高尔夫球手的运动能力信念、成就目标定向与锻炼坚持性之间的因果关系。在经过机构审查委员会的审议和批准后，收集了806名高尔夫球手的数据。为反映频繁参与的特点，高尔夫球手仅限于那些已在高尔夫练习设施注册会员超过三个月的人。测量工具包括运动能力信念量表、成就目标定向量表和锻炼坚持性量表，基于验证性因素分析有结构效度的证据。研究问题通过测量模型和结构模型验证得以验证。结果表明，增量信念下的学习因素解释了任务定向（β = 0.417，p < 0.001）。相反，实体信念下的天赋因素解释了自我定向（β = 0.169，p < 0.001）。因此，学习与任务定向之间的显著关系意味着在高尔夫运动中持续练习和努力可以增强高尔夫参与的积极意义以及高尔夫球手的成就感。相反，天赋对自我定向的静态解释表明，那些坚信自己天生的高尔夫能力或运动技能对高尔夫表现有影响的个体，通过与他人比较获得成就感。其次，当控制运动能力信念的子因素时，任务定向（β = 0.420，p < 0.001）和自我定向（β = 0.159，p < 0.001）在锻炼坚持性方面均具有统计学意义。第三，在运动能力信念与锻炼坚持性的关系中，任务定向（间接效应：0.074，p < 0.001）和自我定向（间接效应：0.012，p < 0.05）都具有完全中介效应。最终，该研究证实，运动能力信念和成就目标定向与精英运动中锻炼坚持性的相关性也适用于休闲运动领域。
