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Interindividual differences in incentive sensitivity moderate motivational effects of competition and cooperation on motor performance
Established research has documented the pervasive influence of incentives (i.e., food, sex, money) on animal and human behavior. Additionally, motivational theories postulating intra–individually stable preferences for specific types of incentives (i.e., motives) highlight that effects of a given in...
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7500601/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32946448 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237607 |
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author | Müller, Florian Cañal-Bruland, Rouwen |
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description | Established research has documented the pervasive influence of incentives (i.e., food, sex, money) on animal and human behavior. Additionally, motivational theories postulating intra–individually stable preferences for specific types of incentives (i.e., motives) highlight that effects of a given incentive are highly dependent on the motive disposition of the individual. Indeed, also research on motor performance has documented the interactive effects of motives and motive–specific incentives on motor outcomes. However, the majority of this research has relied on correlational designs focusing on the effects of the achievement motive, with few studies addressing the role of the affiliation and power motive. In order to extend findings in this domain, we tested whether a fit between individuals’ power (affiliation) motive and incentives of competition (cooperation) would improve motor performance. Following baseline measures, participants performed a dart–throwing task as part of a dyadic performance (i.e., cooperative) or a one–on–one competition scenario. In the dyadic performance scenario, a stronger affiliation motive did not translate to better performance. However, in the one–on–one competition scenario a stronger power motive was associated with better performance. Results highlight the role of the power motive in predicting motor performance, particularly in competitive situations. |
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spelling | pubmed-75006012020-09-24 Interindividual differences in incentive sensitivity moderate motivational effects of competition and cooperation on motor performance Müller, Florian Cañal-Bruland, Rouwen PLoS One Research Article Established research has documented the pervasive influence of incentives (i.e., food, sex, money) on animal and human behavior. Additionally, motivational theories postulating intra–individually stable preferences for specific types of incentives (i.e., motives) highlight that effects of a given incentive are highly dependent on the motive disposition of the individual. Indeed, also research on motor performance has documented the interactive effects of motives and motive–specific incentives on motor outcomes. However, the majority of this research has relied on correlational designs focusing on the effects of the achievement motive, with few studies addressing the role of the affiliation and power motive. In order to extend findings in this domain, we tested whether a fit between individuals’ power (affiliation) motive and incentives of competition (cooperation) would improve motor performance. Following baseline measures, participants performed a dart–throwing task as part of a dyadic performance (i.e., cooperative) or a one–on–one competition scenario. In the dyadic performance scenario, a stronger affiliation motive did not translate to better performance. However, in the one–on–one competition scenario a stronger power motive was associated with better performance. Results highlight the role of the power motive in predicting motor performance, particularly in competitive situations. Public Library of Science 2020-09-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7500601/ /pubmed/32946448 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237607 Text en © 2020 Müller, Cañal-Bruland http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Müller, Florian Cañal-Bruland, Rouwen Interindividual differences in incentive sensitivity moderate motivational effects of competition and cooperation on motor performance |
title | Interindividual differences in incentive sensitivity moderate motivational effects of competition and cooperation on motor performance |
title_full | Interindividual differences in incentive sensitivity moderate motivational effects of competition and cooperation on motor performance |
title_fullStr | Interindividual differences in incentive sensitivity moderate motivational effects of competition and cooperation on motor performance |
title_full_unstemmed | Interindividual differences in incentive sensitivity moderate motivational effects of competition and cooperation on motor performance |
title_short | Interindividual differences in incentive sensitivity moderate motivational effects of competition and cooperation on motor performance |
title_sort | interindividual differences in incentive sensitivity moderate motivational effects of competition and cooperation on motor performance |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7500601/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32946448 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237607 |
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