Implementing an Autonomy-Supportive Intervention to Develop Mental Toughness in Adolescent Rowers

Mahoney, J.; Ntoumanis, Nikos; Gucciardi, Daniel; Mallett, C.; Stebbings, J.

doi:10.1080/10413200.2015.1101030

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Authors

Mahoney, J.

Ntoumanis, Nikos

Gucciardi, Daniel

Mallett, C.

Stebbings, J.

Date

2016

Type

Journal Article

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Citation

Mahoney, J. and Ntoumanis, N. and Gucciardi, D. and Mallett, C. and Stebbings, J. 2016. Implementing an Autonomy-Supportive Intervention to Develop Mental Toughness in Adolescent Rowers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 28 (2): pp. 199-215.

Source Title

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

DOI

10.1080/10413200.2015.1101030

ISSN

1533-1571

School

School of Psychology and Speech Pathology

Remarks

This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Applied Sport Psychology on 12/10/2015 available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10413200.2015.1101030

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28448

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

It was hypothesized that autonomy-supportive coaching behaviors, psychological needs satisfaction, and mental toughness would increase, and controlling coaching behaviors and psychological needs thwarting would decrease following a coach-directed autonomy-supportive intervention. Data related to these hypotheses were collected with coaches (N = 18) and adolescent rowers (N = 61) prior to and following an 8-week intervention, and 8 weeks following the intervention. Coaches were interviewed following data collection about their involvement in the intervention. Results did not support the hypotheses. Qualitative analyses revealed that autonomy-supportive behaviors might not have been adopted due to contextual pressures on the coaches.