Abstract:Achievement motivation has been identified as a relevant criterion to assess athletic talent. In the context of talent selection decisions, the popular use of self-report questionnaires has presented higher risks of social desirability. Consequently, a shift towards more robust methods such as the assessment of achievement-motivated behavior with the coach-rating scale achievement-motivated behavior in individual sports was suggested. 1 The purpose of this study was to adapt and validate this assessment from … Show more
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