An experimental test of self-theories of ability in youth sport

By Christopher M. Spray, C.K. John Wang, Stuart J. H. Biddle, Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis, Victoria E. Warburton. 2006

97 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

1. Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis
2. Woon Chia Liu
3. Stuart J. H. Biddle
4. Martin S. Hagger
5. Ernest H. O’Boyle
6. C. K. John Wang
7. Eli J. Finkel
8. J. Pollack

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. C. K. John Wang
2. Ernest H. O’Boyle
3. Stuart J. H. Biddle
4. Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis
5. Woon Chia Liu
6. Eli J. Finkel
7. J. Pollack
8. Christopher M. Spray

In Social Psychology

1. Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis
2. Woon Chia Liu
3. C. K. John Wang
4. Stuart J. H. Biddle
5. Martin S. Hagger
6. Ernest H. O’Boyle
7. Eli J. Finkel
8. J. Pollack

Citations in the corpus

• Mind-sets matter: a meta-analytic review of implicit theories and self-regulation. (2013, background): “…primed implicit theories (e.g., Burnette, 2010; Hong et al., 1999) and temporarily changed them in one-shot laboratory experiments (e.g., Spray, Wang, Biddle, Chatzisarantis, & Warburton, 2006) or in longer term interventions (e.g., Blackwell, Trzesniewski, & Dweck, 2007; Burnette & Finkel, 2012).”
• Understanding motivation in sport: An experimental test of achievement goal and self determination theories (2006, background): “The criterion was set at 2 because, in an earlier study (Spray et al, in press ), more than 90% of the sample could not score more than 4 on the same putting task.”
• Promoting enjoyment in girls' physical education: The impact of goals, beliefs, and self-determination (2007, background): “These findings are consistent with previous studies and the theoretical predictions (Dweck and Leggett, 1988; Sarrazin et al., 1996; Spray et al., 2006; Wang et al., 2007).”