This purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among achivement goal orientation, self management and sport coping in tennis player. To achieve the purpose, 370 subjects from high school, college tennis players who are currently enrolled...
This purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among achivement goal orientation, self management and sport coping in tennis player. To achieve the purpose, 370 subjects from high school, college tennis players who are currently enrolled in Korea Tennis Association, sampled by the cluster random sampling method. The survey questionnaire were 1) the goal orientation developed by Duda(1992) and standardized in the Korea language by Kim(2001), 2) the Athletes’ Self-Management Questionnaire developed by Huh(2003); and 3) the coping capability of game used by You(2002). The statistical methods utilized in the study for analyzing the collected data were factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlate analysis and multiple regression analysis using SPSS 15.0. The following results were obtained: Firstly, achievement goal orientation statistically and significantly influences self-management in tennis player. Secondly, achievement goal orientation statistically and significantly influences sport coping in tennis player. Thirdly, self-management statistically and significantly influences sport coping in tennis player.