Youth athletes鈥?perception of autonomy support from the coach, peer motivational climate and intrinsic motivation in sport setting: One-year effects

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• 作者：Helen Jõ ; esaar^a ; ^{joesaarh@ut.ee} ; Vello Hein^a ; Martin S. Hagger^b
• 关键词：Coach and peer influence ; Motivation ; Self-determination theory ; Achievement goal theory
• 刊名：Psychology of Sport and Exercise
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：227_14690292
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：May, 2012
• 卷：13
• 期：3
• 页码：257-262
• 文件大小：230 K

摘要

Objectives

Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT; ) and achievement goal theory (AGT; ), the present study examined the temporal stability and reciprocal relationships among three key variables related to motivation: perceived autonomy support from the coach, task-involving peer motivational climates, and athletes鈥?intrinsic motivation.

Design

A prospective longitudinal design with data collected on two occasions one year apart over the course of a youth training season.

Method

Young athletes (N = 362, age range 11-16 years) completed measures of the Sport Climate Questionnaire and the Peer Motivational Climate in Youth Sport Questionnaire. One-year later participants completed these questionnaires again along with the Sport Motivation Scale.

Results

Structural equation modeling indicated that perceived autonomy support from the coach and task-involving peer motivational climates exhibited comparatively high stability over a one-year period. In cross-lagged analyses, perceived autonomy support from the coach positively predicted task-involving peer climate one-year later but not vice versa. In addition, both social factors demonstrated a significant direct effect on athletes intrinsic motivation measured concurrently in sport contexts. Further, an alternative structural model supported a longitudinal direct effect of autonomy support from the coach and task-involving peer climate measured on the first occasion on subsequent intrinsic motivation.

Conclusion

Results demonstrated the value of perceived autonomy support from the coach and task-involving peer motivational climate in predicting athletes鈥?intrinsic motivation over a training year. Findings also suggest that perceived autonomy support from the coach can facilitate later task-involving peer motivational climate.