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Effects of a Motivational Climate on Psychological Needs Satisfaction, Motivation and Commitment in Teen Handball Players

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  • Marianna Alesi

    (Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Education Sciences, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy)

  • Manuel Gómez-López

    (Department of Physical Activity and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, Santiago de la Ribera, 30720 Murcia, Spain)

  • Carla Chicau Borrego

    (Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior, Polytechnic Institute of Santarém Research Center in Life Quality (CIEQV), 2040-413 Rio Maior, Portugal)

  • Diogo Monteiro

    (Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior, Polytechnic Institute of Santarém Research Center in Sport, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), 2040-413 Rio Maior, Portugal)

  • Antonio Granero-Gallegos

    (Department of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
    Health Research Center, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the motivational climate created by the coach and perceived by a group of young high-performance handball players on their sport motivation, self-determination, sport psychological needs and sport commitment. The study participants were 479 young handball players. The age range was 16–17 years old. Players were administered a battery composed of a Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire, Sport Motivation Scale, the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale and Sport Commitment Questionnaire to measure the above-mentioned theoretical constructs. Results showed that the handball players showed high levels of a task-involving climate, of basic psychological needs satisfaction and of self-determined motivation and commitment. Higher levels of basic psychological needs such as autonomy and competence were associated with a higher task-involving climate, self-determined index and sport commitment (task-involving climate–basic psychological needs (β = 0.55; 95% IC 0.387/0.682; p = 0.001); Ego-involving climate–basic psychological needs (β = 0.06; 95% IC −0.069/0.181; p = 0.387); Basic psychological needs–self-determined index (β = 0.48; 95% IC 0.376/0.571; p = 0.001); Self-determined index–commitment (β = 0.58; 95% IC 0.488/0.663; p = 0.001). The obtained model showed that basic psychological needs mediated the association between a task-involving climate and self-determination, and self-determination mediated the association between basic psychological needs satisfaction and commitment.

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  • Marianna Alesi & Manuel Gómez-López & Carla Chicau Borrego & Diogo Monteiro & Antonio Granero-Gallegos, 2019. "Effects of a Motivational Climate on Psychological Needs Satisfaction, Motivation and Commitment in Teen Handball Players," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-13, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:15:p:2702-:d:252646
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    1. Manuel Gómez-López & Victoria Ruiz-Sánchez & Antonio Granero-Gallegos, 2019. "Analysis of the Prediction of Motivational Climate in Handball Players’ Fear of Failure," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-14, January.
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