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Does competition enhance or inhibit motor performance: a meta-analysis

M B Stanne1, D W Johnson, R T Johnson

  • 1Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.

Psychological Bulletin
|February 17, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Cooperation enhances motor skills performance, especially for interdependent tasks under certain competitive conditions. It also boosts interpersonal attraction, social support, and self-esteem across all task types.

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Area of Science:

  • Motor skill development
  • Social psychology
  • Educational psychology

Background:

  • Understanding the impact of different motivational structures (cooperative, competitive, individualistic) on performance is crucial.
  • Previous research has yielded mixed results regarding the effectiveness of these structures on motor skills.
  • Differentiating competitive structures (zero-sum, appropriate, unclear) and task interdependencies (means-interdependent, means-independent) is essential for nuanced analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically analyze the relative effects of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic efforts on motor skills performance.
  • To investigate how different types of competition and task interdependence moderate these effects.
  • To examine the influence of these motivational structures on associated psychosocial outcomes like interpersonal attraction, social support, and self-esteem.

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Main Methods:

  • A meta-analysis synthesizing findings from 64 relevant studies.
  • Categorization of competition into zero-sum, appropriate, and unclear conditions.
  • Classification of motor skills tasks into means-interdependent and means-independent types.
  • Computation of effect sizes and confidence intervals to assess significance.

Main Results:

  • Cooperation led to higher achievement in means-interdependent tasks under zero-sum and unclear competition, as well as with individualistic efforts.
  • Cooperation also improved achievement in means-independent tasks within unclear competition and individualistic settings.
  • Across all comparisons, cooperative efforts consistently resulted in greater interpersonal attraction, social support, and self-esteem.

Conclusions:

  • Cooperative learning structures can be highly effective for motor skill development, particularly in specific competitive and task contexts.
  • The positive psychosocial outcomes associated with cooperation extend beyond performance, fostering better social and emotional well-being.
  • Future interventions should consider tailoring motivational structures to task demands and competitive environments to maximize both performance and psychosocial benefits.