Gender differences in task and ego goal orientations and moivations in sport participation / Sharon T. Maculada

Gender differences in task and ego goal orientation and sport participation were investigated among 717 college students. Participants completed the Task and Ego Orientation Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ; Duda and Nicholls, 1992) and the Participation Motivation Questionnaire (PMQ; Gill et aI., 1983). Results revealed that there was no significant correlation between gender in terms of task and ego goal orientations and motivational factors. However, there is a significant difference between task orientation and ego orientation. Both male and female college students are geared towards task orientation. As for the motivational factors, males give more importance on team affiliation, friendship and achievement status than females. Fun was the highest motivational factor given among male and female college students

Psychology.