Mar 22, 2012 12:13
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English term
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outcome orientation
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In sport psychology literature, outcome goals are standards based on results such as wining and outcome orientation is a personality disposition in which people tend to define success and failure based on winning and losing.
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a focus on results
An outcome orientation - where "what matters" is the outcome, i.e. whether you win or lose or achieve a certain target - is presumably contrasted with something like a process orientation, where the focus is on the way you play or perform. For example, a highjumper with an outcome orientation will be concentrating on clearing the bar at a particular height (or winning the competition), whereas someone with a process orientation will be thinking more about the details of their style and performance (and could be happy with the outcome even if they lose if they feel that they actually performed very well).
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the person's attitude regarding the result
I think it means the attitude a person has regarding the result of the sporting activity. That is, it is an individual trait.
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