Winning isn't everything: Guilt proneness and competitive vs. non‐competitive motivation

Author:

Haran Uriel1,Van Dijk Dina2,Barina Michal2,Krief Mor1,Rosenzweig Stav1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Management Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev Beer‐Sheva Israel

2. Department of Health Policy and Management Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev Beer‐Sheva Israel

Abstract

AbstractObjectiveGuilt proneness is associated with both high motivation to succeed and enhanced concern for others. However, in competition, achieving success requires harming others' interests, which demotivates guilt‐prone individuals. Given the prevalence of competition in social and professional life, we examine the relation between guilt proneness, general motivation, and competitive motivation.MethodTwo experiments and two laboratory studies (N = 1735) measured guilt proneness, general motivation, and competitive motivation, and their effects on competitive preferences and choices. Study settings included students' choice of playing a game individually vs. competitively (Study 1), physicians' likelihood to seek residency in medical fields characterized by high competitiveness (Study 2), amateur athletes' preferences between inclusive and win‐oriented team strategies (Study 3), and online workers' evaluations of a hypothetical scenario (Study 4).ResultsGuilt proneness was related positively to general motivation, but negatively to competitive motivation. Guilt proneness, indirectly through lower competitive motivation, predicted a lower likelihood of pursuing competitive paths and preference for non‐competitive strategies. Emphasizing prosocial aspects of competitiveness attenuated these effects.ConclusionsGuilt proneness is related to high general motivation but to a lower desire to win. Guilt‐prone individuals strive for excellence, but through non‐competitive paths, whereas people with lower guilt proneness prefer competing.

Funder

Israel Science Foundation

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Social Psychology

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