TEOSQ

The Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) can be used to assess whether an individual defines success in a sporting context as mastery (task orientated) or outperforming others (ego orientated).

Questionnaire

TEOSQ is a 13 item questionnaire measuring task orientation (7 questions) and the other ego orientation (6 questions). Before completing the questionnaire, the individual is asked to think of a time when they felt most successful in their sport and answer the questions based on this. The answers are indicated on a 5 point scale, where 1 = strongly agree and 5 = strongly disagree. A mean score is calculated for each participant by adding all the scores for all the task orientated questions and dividing by 7 and doing the same for the ego orientated questions but dividing by 6. This gives a mean score between 1 (low) and 5 (high) for each orientation.

Questions

Consider the statement "I feel most successful in sport when…" and read each of the following statements listed below and indicate how much you personally agree with each statement by entering an appropriate score where:

1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree and 5 = strongly agree

I feel most successful in sport when…

Question Score
I am the only one who can do the play or skill
I learn a new skill and it makes me want to practice more
I can do better than my friends
The others cannot do as well as me
I learn something that is fun to do
Others mess up "and" I do not
I learn a new skill by trying hard
I work really hard
I score the most points/goals/hits, etc.
Something I learn makes me want to go practice more
I am the best
A skill I learn really feels right
I do my very best

0 (Zero) is treated as 1 and a value above 5 is treated as 5

Select the Calculate button to see your results.

     
Ego Orientation (1 = Low ..... 5 = High)
Task Orientation (1 = Low ..... 5 = High)

NaN = You did not enter a number as a score

Related Research Papers

  • Duda, J.L. (1989). Relationship between task and ego orientation and the perceived purpose of sport among high school athletes. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 11, 318-335

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Associated Pages

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Associated Books

The following books provide more information related to this topic:

  • Psyching for Sport, T. Orlick, ISBN 0 88011 275 1
  • Grace Under Pressure, A. Vile et al., ISBN 1 4116 0861 5
  • Advanced Studies in Physical Education and Sport, P Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 4482345
  • Physical Education and the Study of Sport, B. Davis et al., ISBN 0 7234 31752
  • Essentials of Exercise Physiology, W.D. McArdle et al., ISBN 0 683 30507 7
  • Physical Education and Sport Studies, D. Roscoe et al., ISBN 1 901424 20 0
  • The World of Sport Examined, P. Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 438719 9
  • Advanced PE for Edexcel, F. Galligan et al., ISBN 0 435 50643 9
  • Examining Physical Education, K. Bizley, ISBN 0 435 50660 9
  • Sport and PE, K Wesson et al., ISBN 0 340 683821
  • PE for you, J. Honeybourne, ISBN 0 7487 3277 2