Goals Impact Feelings After Win/Loss
Are there factors that can predetermine how strongly you feel a loss? Maybe if you or your team were rumored to win. Maybe if the loss breaks a winning streak. And maybe, a new study published in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology says, if your goals from the outset were to keep others from outperforming you.
The study, published earlier this month, set out to determine how the goals a player sets prior to competition can affect the amount of shame or pride they feel after either winning or losing. What the study found may not completely surprise you, but it can serve as a reminder that the satisfaction a player takes from a win or loss is greatly affected by their outlook before the game even begins.
-
The study asked more than 50 students to play 24 rounds of Tetris.
-
Participants were informed of the criteria for earning a point, which was changed prior to each round.
-
Participants were then asked to rate their feelings of shame and pride.
The study found that a person’s motivation in a game (i.e., prevent being outperformed by others v. outperform others) greatly impacts the amount of shame or pride they feel upon winning or losing. Those who were instructed to outperform others felt more shame when they lost. Those asked to prevent being outperformed by others felt more pride if they won. These feelings also determined whether or not a person wanted to continue playing or stop altogether.
Researchers who lead the study encouraged athletes to “focus on what they can achieve, and not what they have to lose.”
Matthew T. Boes, orthopaedic surgeon, knows that maintaining a good attitude and positive outlook is all part of the game!
Helpful info. Lucky me I found your site by chance, and I’m surprised why this accident did not came about earlier! I bookmarked it.
Thanks for your personal marvelous posting! I really enjoyed reading it, you may be a great author.I will ensure that I bookmark your blog and may come back at some point. I want to encourage yourself to continue your great writing, have a nice weekend!
Wow that was odd. I just wrote an incredibly long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t show up. Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again. Anyhow, just wanted to say great blog!
Excellent web site you’ve got here.. It’s hard to find excellent writing like yours nowadays. I seriously appreciate individuals like you! Take care!!
An interesting discussion is worth comment. I think that you should publish more about this subject, it might not be a taboo subject but typically folks don’t talk about such issues. To the next! Cheers!!
My brother recommended I might like this blog. He was totally right. This publish actually made my day. You can not imagine just how much time I had spent for this information! Thank you!|
}
Its such as you read my thoughts! You appear to understand so much about this, like you wrote the e-book in it or something. I think that you simply can do with a few percent to pressure the message house a little bit, however other than that, that is fantastic blog. A fantastic read. I’ll certainly be back.|
I every time spent my half an hour to read this website’s posts all the time along with a cup of coffee.|
You are so awesome! I don’t suppose I’ve truly read through anything like that before. So good to find someone with genuine thoughts on this issue. Really.. thank you for starting this up. This website is something that is needed on the web, someone with some originality!|
Good post. I’m facing some of these issues as well..
I know this web page presents quality based content and extra information, is there any other web site which gives these stuff in quality?|
Wow, wonderful blog layout! How long have you been blogging for? you make blogging look easy. The overall look of your site is fantastic, as well as the content!
You completed a number of nice points there. I did a search on the matter and found a good number of folks will go along with with your blog.
Its like you read my mind! You seem to know so much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you could do with a few pics to drive the message home a bit, but other than that, this is wonderful blog. A fantastic read. I will certainly be back.
My brother suggested I might like this blog. He was totally right. This post actually made my day. You cann’t imagine just how much time I had spent for this information! Thanks!
Hello there, I discovered your website by the use of Google while searching for a similar topic, your web site got here up, it appears to be like great. I’ve bookmarked it in my google bookmarks.
What i don’t realize is in fact how you are not actually a lot more neatly-preferred than you might be right now. You are very intelligent. You recognize thus significantly in the case of this topic, produced me for my part believe it from a lot of various angles. Its like men and women aren’t involved except it is something to accomplish with Woman gaga! Your individual stuffs outstanding. All the time maintain it up!
Great post. I’m facing a few of these issues as well..|
bookmarked!!, I love your website!