Table 2.
Results of analyses of variance (ANOVAs) and multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVAs) conducted as preliminary analyses and manipulation checks.
| df | Pillai’s V | F | p | η2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| Outcome | 1, 122 | – | 1.30 | 0.26 | 0.01 |
| Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.06 | 0.81 | <0.001 |
| Outcome × Prime | 1, 122 | – | 3.13 | 0.08 | 0.001 |
| Hours of training | |||||
| Outcome | 1, 122 | – | 0.17 | 0.68 | 0.01 |
| Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.008 | 0.93 | <0.001 |
| Outcome × Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.01 | 0.91 | <0.001 |
| Hours of cycling | |||||
| Outcome | 1, 122 | – | 2.10 | 0.15 | 0.01 |
| Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.24 | 0.62 | 0.002 |
| Outcome × Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.16 | 0.69 | 0.001 |
| Distance in 2-min cycling trial | |||||
| Outcome | 1, 122 | – | 0.01 | 0.83 | <0.001 |
| Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.01 | 0.91 | <0.001 |
| Outcome x Prime | 1, 122 | – | 3.01 | 0.09 | 0.02 |
| Distance in 8-min cycling trial | |||||
| Outcome | 1, 122 | – | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.003 |
| Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.07 | 0.80 | 0.001 |
| Outcome × Prime | 1, 122 | – | 2.08 | 0.15 | 0.02 |
| Goal-related variables | |||||
| Multivariate effects | |||||
| Outcome | 3, 120 | 0.01 | 0.43 | 0.73 | 0.01 |
| Prime | 3, 120 | 0.01 | 0.40 | 0.75 | 0.01 |
| Outcome × Prime | 3, 120 | 0.03 | 1.12 | 0.34 | 0.03 |
| Goal difficulty | |||||
| Outcome | 1, 122 | – | 0.77 | 0.38 | 0.006 |
| Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.61 | 0.44 | 0.005 |
| Outcome × Prime | 1, 122 | – | 2.01 | 0.16 | 0.02 |
| Goal efficacy | |||||
| Outcome | 1, 122 | – | 0.02 | 0.89 | <0.001 |
| Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.05 | 0.83 | <0.001 |
| Outcome × Prime | 1, 122 | – | 1.88 | 0.17 | 0.02 |
| Goal importance | |||||
| Outcome | 1, 122 | – | 0.17 | 0.68 | 0.001 |
| Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.006 |
| Outcome × Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.87 | 0.35 | 0.007 |
| Goal attainment expectancy | |||||
| Outcome | 1, 122 | – | 50.55 | <0.001 | 0.29 |
| Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.32 | 0.58 | 0.003 |
| Outcome × Time | 1.71, 208.85 | – | 72.28 | <0.001 | 0.37 |
| Prime × Time | 1.71, 208.85 | – | 0.64 | 0.53 | 0.005 |
| Perceptions of actor goal motives | |||||
| Multivariate effects | |||||
| Outcome | 2, 121 | 0.002 | 0.13 | 0.88 | 0.002 |
| Prime | 2, 121 | 0.79 | 225.74 | <0.001 | 0.79 |
| Outcome × Prime | 2, 121 | 0.02 | 1.33 | 0.27 | 0.02 |
| Autonomous goal motives | |||||
| Outcome | 1, 122 | – | 0.19 | 0.67 | 0.002 |
| Prime | 1, 122 | – | 283.41 | <0.001 | 0.70 |
| Outcome × Prime | 1, 122 | – | 2.08 | 0.15 | 0.02 |
| Controlled goal motives | |||||
| Outcome | 1, 122 | – | 0.10 | 0.76 | 0.001 |
| Prime | 1, 122 | – | 236.10 | <0.001 | 0.66 |
| Outcome × Prime | 1, 122 | – | 0.31 | 0.58 | 0.003 |