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Basic Psychological-Need Satisfaction and Thwarting: A Study with Brazilian Professional Players of League of Legends

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  • Daniela Lopes Angelo

    (Faculty of Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, Sao Paulo 03166-000, Brazil)

  • Marcelo Villas Boas Junior

    (Faculty of Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, Sao Paulo 03166-000, Brazil)

  • Mariana de Freitas Corrêa

    (Faculty of Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, Sao Paulo 03166-000, Brazil)

  • Vânia Hernandez Souza

    (Faculty of Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, Sao Paulo 03166-000, Brazil)

  • Larissa de Paula Moura

    (Faculty of Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, Sao Paulo 03166-000, Brazil)

  • Rosemeire de Oliveira

    (Faculty of Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, Sao Paulo 03166-000, Brazil)

  • Mario Reyes Bossio

    (Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima 15067, Peru)

  • Maria Regina Ferreira Brandão

    (Faculty of Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, Sao Paulo 03166-000, Brazil)

Abstract

Recently, the skill to play games has led to the professionalization of the activity in the form of “eSports” (electronic sports). Despite the popularity of eSports, little is known about its professional players from a psychological perspective. Given the importance of the coach-created environment in the athletes’ motivational processes, this study aimed to investigate the key psychological dimensions of the coach-created climate in 75 Brazilian professional players of League of Legends (LoL) considering the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Achievement Goal Theory (AGT). Fourteen hypotheses were tested, of which seven were confirmed. The empowering climate was a predictor of basic psychological-needs satisfaction and indirectly influenced autonomous motivation. The need satisfaction had a significant impact on both autonomous motivation and on lack of motivation, which, in turn, explained 56% of the variance in well-being and the intention to keep playing eSports. The disempowering climate was a predictor of psychological-needs thwarting but had no significant impact on autonomous motivation or lack of motivation. The results obtained support SDT and AGT in the context of eSports and were similar to those conducted with athletes from traditional sports, indicating that the empowering-and-disempowering-coaching-climates conceptualization applies not only to traditional sports athletes but also to professional eSports players.

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  • Daniela Lopes Angelo & Marcelo Villas Boas Junior & Mariana de Freitas Corrêa & Vânia Hernandez Souza & Larissa de Paula Moura & Rosemeire de Oliveira & Mario Reyes Bossio & Maria Regina Ferreira Bran, 2022. "Basic Psychological-Need Satisfaction and Thwarting: A Study with Brazilian Professional Players of League of Legends," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:3:p:1701-:d:740478
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    1. Nuria Pérez-Romero & Rafael E. Reigal & María Auxiliadora Franquelo & Diogo Monteiro & Isabel Castillo & Antonio Hernández-Mendo & Verónica Morales-Sánchez, 2022. "Testing Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of Basic Psychological Needs in the Digital Version of the Sport Scale," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-11, September.
    2. Daniela Lopes Angelo & Joan L. Duda & Isabel Balaguer & Antônio Rosado & Mariana Corrêa & Luis Anunciação & Veronica Tutte & Marcelo Villas Boas Júnior & Mário Reyes Bossio & Regina Brandão, 2023. "Psychometric Properties of the Coach-Created Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire (EDMCQ-C) in a Brazilian Sample of Athletes: An ESEM Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-15, March.

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