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    Goal Striving and Well-Being in Sport: The Role of Contextual and Personal Motivation

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    Authors
    Healy, L.
    Ntoumanis, Nikos
    Veldhuijzen van Zanten, J.
    Paine, N.
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Abstract

    This investigation sought to clarify mixed results in the literature exploring coach behaviors, basic psychological needs, goal motivation, and well- and ill-being. Regional-level team sport athletes (N = 241) completed questionnaires on the aforementioned variables at the beginning of the season. A subsample (n = 70) provided saliva samples to assess physical ill-being. At the end of the season, athletes (n = 98) reported their goal motivation and attainment. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that coach behaviors were related to needs satisfaction and thwarting, which were related to autonomous and controlled goal motives respectively. Autonomous motives were related to well- and ill-being; controlled motives were only related to ill-being. Over time, only end-of-season autonomous goal motives were related to goal attainment. The findings provide an insight into how coaches can facilitate optimum goal striving and well-being in their athletes.

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    Healy, L. and Ntoumanis, N. and Veldhuijzen van Zanten, J. and Paine, N. 2014. Goal Striving and Well-Being in Sport: The Role of Contextual and Personal Motivation. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 36 (5): pp. 446-459.
    Source Title
    Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
    DOI
    10.1123/jsep.2013-0261
    ISSN
    0895-2779
    School
    School of Psychology
    Remarks

    Copyright © 2014 Human Kinetics, as accepted for publication

    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16247
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    • Curtin Research Publications

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