Journal
HEALTHCARE
Volume 11, Issue 20, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11202797
Keywords
Self-Determination Theory; coaching style; sport coaches' psychological well-being; motivation for coaching
Ask authors/readers for more resources
This study examined the relationship between sport coaches' basic psychological needs and their motivation, subjective vitality, and coaching behaviors. The results revealed that the satisfaction of coaches' basic psychological needs was associated with higher levels of intrinsic motivation and vitality, which in turn were related to autonomy-supporting coaching behaviors. Furthermore, frustration of coaches' basic psychological needs was associated with higher levels of external motivation and a need-thwarting coaching style.
The extant literature has identified some variables that are associated with sport coaches' coaching style, like their basic psychological need satisfaction, their motivation for coaching, and their psychological well-being. Framed from a conceptual framework based on Self-Determination Theory applied to sport coaches, the current study explored how sport coaches' basic psychological needs are associated with their motivation (intrinsic vs. external), subjective vitality, and coaching behaviors (autonomy-supporting vs. need-thwarting). Participants were 184 Italian sport coaches (males = 65%, Mage = 40.22, SD = 11.55, age range 19-74 years) from the Centro CONI project. They were requested to fill out online self-report questionnaires assessing the study variables. Structural equation modeling analyses suggested that sport coaches' satisfaction of basic psychological needs was associated with higher levels of intrinsic motivation to train as well as with higher levels of vitality that, in turn, were associated with coaching behaviors supporting athletes' autonomy. Moreover, sport coaches' frustration of basic psychological needs was associated with higher levels of external motivation to train that, in turn, were associated with higher levels of a need-thwarting coaching style. Overall, the findings provided additional support for understanding how sport coaches' basic psychological needs relate to their coaching styles.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available