Résumé
The purpose of this study was to determine whether achievement goal orientations{task and ego) vary as a function of the type of fighting sport that is practiced(competitive: judo vs. non-competitive: aikido), of the level of experience (beginnervs. experienced). and of gender. Children and adult practitioners of these sportswere asked to respond to a French version of the Perception of Success Questionnaire(Robens & Balague, 1991). MANOVAs and follow-up ANOVAs revealedthat in the children’s group, ailcidokas proved to be generally more taskorientedthan judokas, experienced aikidokas were less ego-oriented than beginneraikidokas and experienced judokas, and experienced judokas were more ego-orientedthan beginner judokas. In the adult group, experienced aikidokas were curiouslyboth less task- and ego-oriented than beginner aikidokas and experiencedjudokas. No effects involving gender reached significance. These findings stressthe compatibility of a competitive context and task orientation.