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Area of Science:

  • Sports Psychology
  • Human Endurance Performance
  • Motivation Science

Background:

  • Endurance performance models often overlook motivational factors.
  • Autonomous motivation is crucial for sustained effort in high-intensity tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine a motivational model where pre-task autonomous motivation influences high-intensity performance.
  • To investigate the mediating roles of in-task effort reduction temptation and goal pursuit value.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies with 40 participants each, involving a 10-minute cycling task.
  • Measurement of autonomous motivation, temptation to reduce effort, and goal pursuit value.
  • Analysis using multilevel growth and parallel mediation models.

Main Results:

  • Autonomous motivation correlated with lower effort-reduction temptation and higher goal value.
  • These motivational factors predicted better endurance performance.
  • Indirect effects of autonomous motivation on performance were confirmed via mediation analyses.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support a motivational model explaining pre-task and in-task dynamics in high-intensity endurance.
  • Autonomous motivation is a key predictor of sustained effort and performance.