Cohesion, psychological needs, and intrinsic motivation in youth team sport contexts
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Kohäsion, psychologische Bedürfnisse und intrinsische Motivation im Kontext des Nachwuchs-Mannschaftssports |
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Autor: | Heuzé, Jean-Philippe; Eys, Mark A.; Dubuc, Martin; Bosselut, Grégoire; Couture, Roger |
Erschienen in: | International journal of sport psychology |
Veröffentlicht: | 49 (2018), 1, S. 55-73, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0047-0767, 1147-0767 |
DOI: | 10.7352/IJSP.2018.49.055 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201806003665 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Within the framework of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the purpose of the present study was to examine adolescents’ perceptions of cohesion in relation to psychological need satisfaction and intrinsic motivation through a cross-sectional design. The study included 264 Canadian youth participants (Mage = 15.50) from eight different team sports who responded to questionnaires designed to assess their perceptions of task and social cohesion; psychological need satisfaction for autonomy, competence, and relatedness; and intrinsic motivation. After examining the measurement models of the different variables, path analysis revealed that task cohesion was positively related to perceptions of relatedness need satisfaction (β = .17, p < .05). Moreover, greater perceived social cohesion was related to higher levels of autonomy (β = .32, p < .001) and relatedness (β = .39, p < .001) needs satisfaction, but lower levels of competence need satisfaction (β = -.20, p < .001). Further, perceptions of autonomy (β = .27, p < .001) and relatedness (β = .24, p < .01) were positively associated with intrinsic motivation. This work underlines the relevance of cohesion as a variable to be considered within the broad SDT framework. It also emphasizes the importance of social connections for youth athletes with respect to motivational processes.