In:
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, Human Kinetics, Vol. 43, No. 2 ( 2021-04-1), p. 105-114
Abstract:
The authors describe two research experiments exploring the influence of race on the Köhler motivation gain effect with exercise tasks. Experiment 1 tested whether partner racial dissimilarity affects individual performance. Experiment 2 created a team identity recategorization intervention to potentially counter the influence on performance observed in Experiment 1. White male participants were partnered with either a Black or Asian partner (Experiment 1) or with a Black partner utilizing team names and shirt colors as a team identity recategorization strategy (Experiment 2). Racially dissimilar dyads completed two sets of abdominal plank exercises with a Köhler conjunctive task paradigm (stronger partner; team performance outcome dependent upon the weaker-ability participant’s performance). The results of Experiment 1 suggest attenuation of the previously successful group motivation gain effect in the racially dissimilar condition. The simple recategorization strategy utilized in Experiment 2 appeared to reverse motivation losses under conjunctive-task conditions in racially dissimilar exercise dyads.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0895-2779
,
1543-2904
DOI:
10.1123/jsep.2020-0085
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Human Kinetics
Publication Date:
2021
SSG:
5,2
SSG:
31
