Havaintoja varusmiesten motivaation rakenteista ja seurauksista

Kirjoittajat

• Antti-Tuomas Pulkka
• Teemu Virkkala
• Visa Eloranta
• Janne Kallela

Abstrakti

The present study aims to explain Finnish conscripts’ goal orientations in physical activity and national military service, stability of goal orientations, and their relationships to relevant outcomes. Substudy 1 examined how goal orientations predict achievement in reserve non-commissioned o cer course. Substudy 2 examined conscripts’ goal orientation pro les regarding physical activity and their stability over basic training. Substudy 3 focused on conscripts’ goal orientation pro les regarding military service, their stability and their relationships to expectations regarding military occupational choices. Results showed that mastery orientation predicted achievement positively whereas performance-avoidance orientation was detrimental to achievement. Regarding both physical training and military service, pro les that were congruent to prior research were observed, and these pro les were rather stable. Also, it was found that regardless of their motivational tendencies the conscripts valued highly their own preferences for military duties. Motivational goals are relevant framework also regarding military service and they seem to have important outcomes also in this context. It is suggested that motivational factors and their outcomes should be examined more thoroughly in military service.