Athletic Motivation Inventory Explained

The Athletic Motivation Inventory was developed in 1969 by Thomas Tuko, Bruce Ogilvie, and Leland Lyon.^[1] It has just under 200 questions and measures the following scales:^[2]

• Drive
• Aggression
• Determination
• Responsibility
• Leadership
• Self-confidence
• Emotional control
• Mental toughness
• Coachability
• Conscience
• Trust

There are doubts about its usefulness.^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

1. Charles Donald Spielberger (2004). "Encyclopedia of applied psychology". Page 183.
2. William Warren (2002). "Coaching and Motivation". Reedswain Publishing.
3. Davis IV . Henry . Criterion validity of the athletic motivation inventory: Issues in professional sport . Journal of Applied Sport Psychology . September 1991 . 3 . 2 . 176–182 . 10.1080/10413209108406442.
4. PhD . Peetoom . Greg A. . 1987 . Predicting success in professional baseball with the Athletic Motivation Inventory . The University of Mississippi.
5. Alkov . Robert A. . Borowsky . Michael S. . Gaynor . John A. . Montor . Karel . Personality and Motivational Factors of U. S. Naval Academy Graduates as Indicators of Aviation Mishap Potential . Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting . October 1983 . 27 . 10 . 838–842 . 10.1177/154193128302701001. 110726416 .