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The McClelland-Atkinson Theory of Need Achievement (2) Situational Factors…
The McClelland-Atkinson Theory of Need Achievement
Need Achievement Theory
Individuals are more motivated to achieve than others
The effort an athlete makes to succeed within their chosen field.
1) Personality Factors
i) Achieving Success
Ability to take pride or satisfaction from our accomplishments
ii) Avoiding Failure
Looking to avoid feelings of shame or failure
High achievers have a high motivation to achieve success
Low achievers have a tendency to concentrate on avoiding failures
4) Emotional Reactions
Individual's emotional reaction to success or failure
Response to different situations either focus on the pride of our achievements or the shame of our failures
3) Resultant/ Behavioural Tendencies
Considering an individual's motive levels in relation to situational factors
High-achieving athletes
Seek challenges at this level which are within their abilities on a competitive level
Low-achieving athletes
Lead to adopting easier tasks
Not force to challenge themselves in a sporting context or inexplicably hard tasks where failure is almost a certainty
5) Achievement-Related Behaviour
The result of your reactions to the four previous factors leads to your achievement behaviour
2) Situational Factors
In sport must consider the probability of success in any given situation.
Competition is key to understanding this as well as the
Amount of training
The difficulty of the task faced
High achievers
Gain the most out of situations
The probability of success is relatively low as that success becomes a challenge to overcome
Low achiever
Feel personal shame after suffering such a loss
