Research output per year
Research output per year
prof. dr.
Netherlands
As a professor of Sport & Performance Psychology, my main research topic is achievement motivation. Individuals’ achievement motivation affects the degree to which they are inclined to perform their tasks, why they are willing to perform and to persist, how they feel and think about the task, how they evaluate the task, and how they tend to respond to task feedback, coaching, and mentoring. In my research, I rely on (multi-level) cross-sectional and longitudinal field studies, laboratory experiments, and meta-analyses. I conduct my field research in sport, but also in academic and work settings.
Achievement goal theorists’ basic assumption is that individuals’ achievement motivation is fueled by the need for competence, which is generally considered to be a fundamental psychological need. People feel (in)competent on the basis of the standard(s) they use when evaluating their performance. Three basic standards can be identified: the task, the self, and others. In the achievement goal literature, standards are crossed with valence (approach versus avoidance). Approach goals are aimed at acquiring positive possibilities (e.g., competence), whereas avoidance goals are aimed at avoiding negative possibilities (e.g., incompetence).
Building upon this 3 × 2 achievement goal framework, my research has brought the achievement goal field forward by introducing refined conceptualizations and measures of achievement goals (Van Yperen, 2003, 2006, 2017; Van Yperen & Orehek, 2013), meta-analyzing experimental achievement goal research (Van Yperen et al., 2015) and field research across the domains of sport, work, and education (Van Yperen et al., 2014), and reviewing achievement goal research (Van Yperen, 2017). Theoretical progress has been made by demonstrating …
Related to, or embedded in, my research on achievement motivation, we examined:
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Nico Yperen, van (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Professional
Nico Yperen, van (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Professional
Nico Yperen, van (Invited speaker) & Hardy Menkehorst (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Professional
Nico Yperen, van (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Popular
Nico Yperen, van (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Academic
Hill, Yannick (Recipient), den Hartigh, Ruud (Recipient), Meijer, Rob (Recipient), de Jonge, Peter (Recipient) & van Yperen, Nico (Recipient), 12-Apr-2018
Prize › Academic
Jan Gerard Hoendervanger (Recipient), Iris de Been (Recipient), van Yperen, Nico (Recipient), Mark P. Mobach (Recipient) & Albers, Casper (Recipient), 17-May-2017
Prize › Academic
26/01/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
26/01/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
den Hartigh, R. (Creator), van Yperen, N. (Creator) & Gernigon, C. (Creator), University of Groningen, 19-Sep-2019
DOI: 10411/QB7OHO
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