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    Autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and the optimal functioning of adult male and female sport participants: A test of basic needs theory

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    Adie, J.
    Duda, J.
    Ntoumanis, Nikos
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Adie, J. and Duda, J. and Ntoumanis, N. 2008. Autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and the optimal functioning of adult male and female sport participants: A test of basic needs theory. Motivation and Emotion. 32 (3): pp. 189-199.
    Source Title
    Motivation and Emotion
    DOI
    10.1007/s11031-008-9095-z
    ISSN
    0146-7239
    School
    School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41458
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Grounded in Basic Needs Theory (BNT; Ryan and Deci, American Psychologist, 55, 68-78, 2000a), the present study aimed to: (a) test a theoretically-based model of coach autonomy support, motivational processes and well-/ill-being among a sample of adult sport participants, (b) discern which basic psychological need(s) mediate the link between autonomy support and well-/ill-being, and (c) explore gender invariance in the hypothesized model. Five hundred and thirty nine participants (Male = 271; Female = 268; M age = 22.75) completed a multi-section questionnaire tapping the targeted variables. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis revealed that coach autonomy support predicted participants' basic need satisfaction for autonomy, competence and relatedness. In turn, basic need satisfaction predicted greater subjective vitality when engaged in sport. Participants with low levels of autonomy were more susceptible to feeling emotionally and physically exhausted from their sport investment. Autonomy and competence partially mediated the path from autonomy support to subjective vitality. Lastly, the results supported partial invariance of the model with respect to gender. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

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