| Autor: |
Ruiz MC; Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland., Appleton PR; School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK., Duda JL; School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK., Bortoli L; BIND-Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, 'G. d'Annunzio' University of Chieti-Pescara, 66013 Chieti, Italy., Robazza C; BIND-Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, 'G. d'Annunzio' University of Chieti-Pescara, 66013 Chieti, Italy. |
| Abstrakt: |
The coach-created motivational climate influences variations in athletes' motivation and emotional experiences. The present study aimed to examine social environmental antecedents of athletes' emotions. Participants ( N = 262, 52% female, M age = 22.75 ± 6.92) completed questionnaires assessing perceptions of coach-created motivational climates, goal orientations, motivation regulations, and emotions. The mediation effects of goal orientations (i.e., task/ego) and motivation regulations (i.e., autonomous/controlled) on the relationship between motivational climate (i.e., empowering/disempowering) and emotions (i.e., happiness, excitement, anxiety, dejection, and anger) were examined. Structural equation modeling revealed positive direct effects of perceptions of an empowering motivational climate on happiness. Indirect effects of empowering climate to happiness and excitement via task orientation and autonomous motivation emerged. Perceptions of a disempowering climate positively predicted anxiety, dejection, and anger via ego orientation and controlled motivation. Overall, the findings have implications for coach education as they highlight the importance of creating more empowering environments and avoiding or reducing social comparisons. |
