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dc.contributor.authorQuested, Eleanor
dc.contributor.authorDuda, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:43:15Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:43:15Z
dc.date.created2015-12-10T04:26:03Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationQuested, E. and Duda, J. 2011. Perceived autonomy support, motivation regulations and the self-evaluative tendencies of student dancers.. Journal of dance medicine & science : official publication of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science. 15 (1): pp. 3-14.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24479
dc.description.abstract

Limited research has considered the social-environmental and motivational processes predictive of self evaluations and body-related concerns. Evidence suggests that low self-esteem, poor body evaluations, and associated anxieties are particularly prevalent among the student dance population. Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), this study examined the relationships among perceptions of autonomy support, motivation regulations, and self-evaluations of body-related concerns in the context of vocational dance. Three hundred and ninety-two dancers completed questionnaires regarding their perceptions of autonomy support in their dance school, reasons for engaging in dance, self-esteem, social physique anxiety (SPA), and body dissatisfaction. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that perceived autonomy support predicted intrinsic motivation (+) and amotivation (-). Extrinsic regulation positively predicted SPA. Amotivation mediated the associations between perceptions of autonomy support and dancers' self-esteem, SPA, and body dissatisfaction. The utility of SDT in understanding predictors of self-worth, physical evaluations, and associated concerns was supported. Moreover, this study provides preliminary evidence supporting the applicability of SDT in dance contexts.

dc.titlePerceived autonomy support, motivation regulations and the self-evaluative tendencies of student dancers.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume15
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage3
dcterms.source.endPage14
dcterms.source.titleJournal of dance medicine & science : official publication of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology and Speech Pathology
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