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Achievement goal orientation and physical education learning burnout: A mediating model test

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We applied achievement goal orientation theory to examine the relationship between university students’ achievement goal orientation and learning burnout in the physical education context, and the moderating effect of state boredom according to the difficulty of the teaching content. Participants comprised 406 general table tennis students. In the easy-content group, mastery proximity orientation and achievement proximity orientation had a significant negative impact on learning burnout, and mastery avoidance orientation and achievement avoidance orientation had a significant positive impact on learning burnout. In the challenging-content group, achievement proximity orientation, mastery avoidance orientation, and achievement avoidance orientation had a significant positive impact on learning burnout. Only mastery proximity orientation had a significant negative impact on learning burnout. Regardless of the level of difficulty of the teaching content, state boredom mediated the impact of achievement goal orientation on students’ learning burnout. This study enhances understanding of the process of physical education learning burnout.

Source: Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal

DOI: 10.2224/sbp.13718

Authors: Bojin Cheng, Wenzhe Huang, Menghua Wang, Pengfei Wen, Zhiguo Liu

Institutions: Guangzhou Sport University, Shantou Preschool Education College in Guangdong, Zhaoqing University, Xingtai University

Language: English

Topic: Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408681453

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