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Relationship between goal orientation, perceived motivational climate andsources of confidence among elite and normal wrestlers

Sheida Ranjbari and Abdollah Chamanigoli

The purpose of study was to determine relationship between goal-orientation, perceived motivational climate and sources of confidence in Greco-Roman wrestlers. The aim of this study is to elucidate in determining these relationships. 36 participants of elite Greco-Roman wrestlers and 36 normal Greco-Roman wrestlers of Kurdestan selected randomly. In order to collect data, three questionnaires were used. Pearson's correlation coefficient at 5% level was used in order to obtain results. The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between egoorientation with sources of self-confidence in normal wrestlers in cases such as mastery of skills, demonstrating abilities, social support, leadership style and alternative experience and in elite wrestlers there is a negative relationship with demonstrating abilities, and a meaningful relationship with physical competencies, leadership style, alternative experience and environmental tranquil. On other hand, there is negative relationship between egoorientation with motivational sources in normal wrestlers in cases of performing, while there is a positive relationship and in elite wrestlers with performance. The result also indicated that there is a significant difference between perceived motivational climate in normal and elite wrestlers.