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- Title
Relationships Between the Coach-Created Motivational Climate and Athlete Engagement in Youth Sport.
- Authors
Curran, Thomas; Hill, Andrew P.; Hall, Howard K.; Jowett, Gareth E.
- Abstract
Youth sport is a source of well-being for adolescents, yet experiences vary and attrition can be high. We sought to better understand the coach behaviors that foster positive experiences in youth sport by examining relationships between the motivational climate and athlete engagement (viz., confidence, dedication, enthusiasm, and vigor). We reasoned that a mastery climate (emphasis on effort and learning) would correspond with higher engagement, whereas a performance climate (emphasis on ability and outcome) was expected to correspond with lower engagement. Two-hundred sixty adolescent soccer players completed measures of engagement and perceived coach motivational climate. All dimensions of engagement were positively predicted by a mastery climate. Furthermore, cognitive aspects of engagement were positively predicted by a performance climate. Canonical correlation analysis indicated that a composite of engagement was positively associated with a mastery climate. Results suggest that a mastery climate offers a means of promoting higher levels of overall engagement.
- Subjects
COACH-athlete relationships; INTERPERSONAL relations; PHYSICAL education for youth; SOCIAL case work with youth; EXERCISE &; psychology; PHYSICAL activity -- Social aspects
- Publication
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 2015, Vol 37, Issue 2, p193
- ISSN
0895-2779
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/jsep.2014-0203