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Changes in Drop Out Intentions: Implications of the Motivational Climate, Goal Orientations and Aspects of Self-Worth across a Youth Sport Season

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  • Priscila Fabra

    (Department of Psychology, Universidad Europea de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Isabel Castillo

    (Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Lorena González-García

    (Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Joan L. Duda

    (School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK)

  • Isabel Balaguer

    (Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

The main objective of this work was to study the motivational antecedents of the intention to drop out of youth sport from the postulates of the achievement goal theory (AGT), placing special emphasis on the motivational climate that coaches create in their teams. Specifically, we analyzed whether changes in the perception of the motivational climate between the beginning and the end of the season predicted changes in players’ goal orientations, whether these, in turn, predicted changes in self-esteem and contingent self-esteem, and finally, whether the latter predicted the intention to drop out. Participants in the study were 552 players ( M age = 11.23, SD = 1.14), who completed the questionnaires at the beginning and at the end of the season. The results of the longitudinal structural model presented acceptable goodness-of-fit indices and the relationships were significant in the expected direction according to the postulates of the AGT. This research provides evidence that AGT is a relevant theoretical model for the study of drop out in sport.

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  • Priscila Fabra & Isabel Castillo & Lorena González-García & Joan L. Duda & Isabel Balaguer, 2021. "Changes in Drop Out Intentions: Implications of the Motivational Climate, Goal Orientations and Aspects of Self-Worth across a Youth Sport Season," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:24:p:13850-:d:702872
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    1. Priscila Fabra & Lorena González-García & Isabel Castillo & Joan L. Duda & Isabel Balaguer, 2023. "Motivational Antecedents of Young Players’ Intentions to Drop Out of Football during a Season," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-13, January.

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