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Which Assessment of Coach-Created Motivational Climate Better Predicts Young Athletes’ Engagement over a Season? Athletes’ Perceptions and Match Observations Do

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  • María Julia Raimundi

    (National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires C1425FQB, Argentina
    Institute of Basic, Applied and Technological Psychology (IPSIBAT), National University of Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata B7603ETK, Argentina
    Faculty of Psychology and Human Relations, Interamerican Open University (UAI), Buenos Aires C1147AAU, Argentina)

  • Juan Facundo Corti

    (Research Institute, Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1052AAA, Argentina)

  • Mauro Pérez-Gaido

    (National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires C1425FQB, Argentina
    Department of Health and Social Security, National University of Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires C1062AB0, Argentina)

  • Octavio Alvarez

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

  • Isabel Castillo

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

Abstract

This work examines athletes’ and coaches’ perceptions and observed behavior in training and matches of the motivational climate created by the coach over the course of a season and whether these sources of information can inform the engagement of young basketball and volleyball players. A longitudinal design and multilevel mixed-effects linear regression models were conducted. Adolescents ( n = 517) of both genders (61.1% male, 38.9% female) aged between 12 and 20 years ( M = 16.01; SD = 1.85) playing in the A division of the basketball (46.4%) and volleyball (53.6%) federation of Buenos Aires (Argentina) participated in the study. In addition, 48 coaches (83% male, 17% female; M age = 33.98; SD = 8.39) from these teams participated. The coaches were videotaped during the training sessions in the three waves of measurements. Observers used the Multidimensional Motivational Climate Observational System. Athletes and coaches completed a socio-demographic questionnaire, and the Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire-Coach. Athletes also completed the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire. Differences were found between perspectives and, in general, a decrease in variables characterizing empowering climates and an increase in those characterizing disempowering climates were observed over the course of the season. When all measures are considered together and the effect of time is controlled for, the assessments that predict engagement are athlete perceptions and match observations.

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  • María Julia Raimundi & Juan Facundo Corti & Mauro Pérez-Gaido & Octavio Alvarez & Isabel Castillo, 2023. "Which Assessment of Coach-Created Motivational Climate Better Predicts Young Athletes’ Engagement over a Season? Athletes’ Perceptions and Match Observations Do," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:6:p:5179-:d:1097500
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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.
    2. Caroline Birr & Antonio Hernandez-Mendo & Diogo Monteiro & Antonio Rosado, 2023. "Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Coaching Climate: A Scoping Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-20, February.
    3. Juan Facundo Corti & María Julia Raimundi & Ignacio Celsi & Octavio Alvarez & Isabel Castillo, 2023. "The Moderating Effect of Athletes’ Personal Values on the Relationship between Coaches’ Leadership Behaviors and the Personal and Social Skills of Young Basketball Players," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-14, March.
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