(1.College of Sports Science,Shengyang Normal University；2.Department of Physical
Education,Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering;Shenyang 110034,China)Abstract: In order to understand current situation of researches on goal setting theory in sports area,to reveal the effect of goal setting on performances and its intrinsic mechanism,and to find out the defects existed in current researches and seek out possible research topics for the future by using their best endeavor,the authors carried out a comprehensive review of theoretical and practical researches on goal setting theory in sports at home and abroad,and revealed the following findings: Goal setting as a stimulation theory can promote the enhancement of sports performances;however,the comparability and consistency between the research results were lowered due to the limitation of research methods;in addition,the revelation of intrinsic mechanism of relation between goal setting and performances was hindered since too many controlling variables exist in between goal setting and performances.
Key words: goal setting; sports; sports performances |
