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Coach autonomy support and quality of sport engagement in young soccer players

María Soledad ÁLvarezIsabel Balaguer SoláIsabel María Castillo FernándezJoan L. Duda

subject

autonomy supportself-determined motivationautonomy support; psychological needs; self-determined motivation; enjoyment / boredom; soccerUNESCO::PSICOLOGÍA::Psicología del niño y del adolescente::Otrashuman activitiessoccerenjoyment / boredompsychological needs:PSICOLOGÍA::Psicología del niño y del adolescente::Otras [UNESCO]

description

Based on the self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000), this study tested a model of the assumed sequential relationships between perceived autonomy support, psychological need satisfaction, self-determined motivation, and enjoyment/boredom. The hypothesized mediational roles of psychological need satisfaction and self-determined motivation were also studied. In a sample of 370 young male soccer players, path analysis results offered support for the proposed model. Total mediation was supported in the case of the psychological need satisfaction in the relationship between autonomy support and self-determined motivation, and partial mediation for self-determined motivation in the links between psychological need satisfaction and enjoyment (positive) and boredom (negative). Implications of autonomy-supportive behaviors provided by coaches for the quality of sport involvement among young athletes are discussed. Alvarez, Maria Soledad; Isabel.Balaguer@uv.es; Isabel.Castillo@uv.es

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2009-01-01
http://hdl.handle.net/10550/4359