TY - JOUR
T1 - Winning friends and influencing people
T2 - Self-presentation motives in physical activity settings
AU - Howle, Timothy C.
AU - Jackson, Ben
AU - Conroy, David E.
AU - Dimmock, James A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In this article, a critical eye is cast over research into self-presentational processes in physical activity settings, and a focus is given to recent developments in the study of impression motivation. In line with calls for theoretical advancement in this area, we draw from the literature on approach/avoidance and agency/communion distinctions in the construction of a 2 × 2 framework for the study of self-presentation motives. We propose that when performing physical activity within interpersonal environments, individuals may adopt acquisitive-agentic, acquisitive-communal, protective-agentic, and/or protective-communal motives. Theory-derived predictors of these motives, implications of motive endorsement, and possible moderators of the effects of motive adoption on physical activity outcomes are discussed.
AB - In this article, a critical eye is cast over research into self-presentational processes in physical activity settings, and a focus is given to recent developments in the study of impression motivation. In line with calls for theoretical advancement in this area, we draw from the literature on approach/avoidance and agency/communion distinctions in the construction of a 2 × 2 framework for the study of self-presentation motives. We propose that when performing physical activity within interpersonal environments, individuals may adopt acquisitive-agentic, acquisitive-communal, protective-agentic, and/or protective-communal motives. Theory-derived predictors of these motives, implications of motive endorsement, and possible moderators of the effects of motive adoption on physical activity outcomes are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/1750984X.2014.991346
DO - 10.1080/1750984X.2014.991346
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84954395656
SN - 1750-984X
VL - 8
SP - 44
EP - 70
JO - International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
JF - International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
IS - 1
ER -