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

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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.

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Author/s: Alvarez, María Sol (MS); Balaguer, Isabel (I); Castillo, Isabel (I); Duda, Joan L (JL);

Affiliation: Universitat de València, Spain.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The Spanish journal of psychology (Span J Psychol), published in Spain. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-May; vol 12 (issue 1) : pp 138-48

Dates: Created 2009/05/29; Completed 2009/06/19;

PMID: 19476227, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/19/2009, IMS Date: )

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