Cohesiveness, coach's interpersonal style and psychological needs: Their effects on self-determination and athletes' subjective well-being

Blanchard, Christopher M.; Amiot, Catherine E.; Perreault, Stéphane; Vallerand, Robert J.; Provencher, Pierre

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.02.005

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“…Coloured participants, being a minority, seem to experience isolation because of the language barrier and different cultural backgrounds. The importance of team cohesion is confirmed by recent sports literature, asserting that it is an important determinant of motivation amongst athletes 34 . South African sports literature similarly recommends that coaches give specific attention to the promotion of team spirit in contributing to improved performance outcomes 35 .…”

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Shaped by place: Environmental influences on the participation of young cyclists from disadvantaged communities in professional cycling

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Lorenzo

Landman

2016

S. Afr. j. occup. ther

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Section: The Teammentioning

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Shaped by place: Environmental influences on the participation of young cyclists from disadvantaged communities in professional cycling

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Lorenzo

Landman

2016

S. Afr. j. occup. ther

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“…Self-Determination Theory preferences the influence of innate organismic tendencies (Deci & Ryan, 2002) in our interactions with the social world with regard to impacts on personality. The SDT concept does not deny the contextual environment with regard to its impact on an individual's psychological growth and subjective well-being (Blanchard, Amiot, Perrault, Vallerand, & Provencher, 2009). Rather, it incorporates this notion of influence to explain the "broad array of developmental outcomes" that occur (Deci & Ryan, 2002, p. 5).…”

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“…Behaviour becomes an expression of the self, even if other outside influences have some effect (Deci & Ryan, 2002). Competence can be defined as the need to feel as if one is acting effectively within the environment in order to produce desired outcomes and prevent undesired ones (Blanchard et al, 2009;Deci & Ryan, 1985;Hollembeak & Amorose, 2005;White, 1959). Competence involves not only the attainment of skill or capacity but also "the sense of confidence and effectance in action" (Deci & Ryan, 2002, p. 7).…”

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Reflection and the art of coaching: fostering high-performance in Olympic Ski Cross

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Rynne

Mallett

2012

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In preparation for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, the lead author engaged in systematic reflection in an attempt to implement coaching behaviours and create practice environments that promoted athlete development (psychosocial and physical performance). The research was carried out in relation to his work as head Ski Cross coach working with (primarily) three athletes in their quest for Olympic qualification and subsequent performance success in the Olympic Games. This project sought to examine coach-athlete interactions. Of particular interest were coach and athlete responses regarding the implementation of autonomy supportive coaching behaviours in a high context. Autonomy supportive coaching behaviours have previously been strongly associated with positive athlete psycho-social and performance outcomes, however, a paucity of research has examined its implementation in high-performance contexts. Through the use of participant ethnography, it was possible to gain considerable insights regarding athletes' perceptions of choice, implications of perceived athletic hierarchies, as well as cultural and experience-related influences on training and performance expectations.

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“…Bartholomew and colleagues' (2011) work around understanding the socialenvironmental conditions that thwart psychological needs has begun to gain empirical support. Specifically, the negative impact of controlling coach behaviours (e.g., lack of perception of choice in training) on athletes is illustrated in a number of studies (Blanchard, Amiot, Perreault, & Vallerand, 2009;Lafrenière, Jowett, Vallerand, & Carbobbeau, 2011;Pelletier, Fortier, Vallerand, & Brière, 2001;Stebbings, Taylor, & Spray, 2011). Pelletier and colleagues (2001) tested the perception of coaches' controlling behaviours and autonomy-supportive interpersonal behaviours with a sample of competitive swimmers.…”

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“…As predicted, autonomy-supportive behaviours were related to greater levels of self-determination whereas the perception of coach control was consistent with non-self-determined motivation. Similarly, Blanchard et al (2009) reported the impact of team cohesiveness and coach controlling interpersonal style on athletes' need satisfaction. Results indicated that perceptions of team cohesiveness positively predicted satisfaction of autonomy, competence, and relatedness whereas coaches' controlling behaviours negatively impacted on feelings of autonomy.…”

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Promoting a psychological need-supportive environment: An investigation into changing behaviour

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The creation of a coaching environment that fosters psychological need-satisfaction (Selfdetermination theory; Deci & Ryan, 1985) is proposed to facilitate positive psychological well-being for athletes. Previous studies have shown consistent support for Selfdetermination theory (SDT) with autonomy-supportive environments linked with adaptive outcomes, such as superior performance, enhanced self-worth, increased effort, and selfdetermined motivation; while controlling environments have been linked with increased attrition and extrinsic motivation or amotivation (e.g., Mageau & Vallerand, 2003;Mallett, 2005). In this way, much of the research in autonomy-supportive coaching has focused on the impact of coaching behaviours on athlete outcomes. Whilst this is an important focus of inquiry there has been a dearth of research examining those causal factors that impact coaches' behaviours in the first case. This thesis underscores the need for future research to examine the antecedents to coaching behaviours, which is central to understanding the complexity and challenges in promoting an autonomy-supportive approach to sport coaching (Amorose, 2007).Study one compared coaches' perceptions of their coaching with those of the players. Moreover, an alternative means of measuring athlete perceptions of their coaches' behaviours using a single item scale was examined. Data were collected from 55 elite youth basketball teams (coach-player dyads, including 55 coaches and 258 players) at a major basketball tournament. The findings suggested an incongruency between coaches and athletes in how they perceive the coaches' behaviour. The coaches in the sample reported their behaviours as higher in autonomy-support and lower in controlling characteristics compared to their athletes. These differing perceptions of coaching behaviours between coaches and athletes highlighted a fundamental discrepancy in how coaches and athletes view the provision of coaching. Second, the single item measure of autonomy-supportive coaching was empirically supported. This study highlighted that ii coaches and athletes perceived the coaching environment somewhat differently, namely through the perception of coaching behaviours.The key aim of study two was to develop an understanding of the contextual factors that influence the behavioural choices of coaches to adopt an autonomy-supportive interpersonal style and how athletes' perceived these behaviours in relation to their conceptions of quality coaching. Six male coaches, aged between 28 and 46 years were involved in this study. The second group of participants in this study were male, independent high school athletes (n = 29) from six schools. These athletes were coached by the six male coaches mentioned above and formed part of the Open age group basketball team for their school. The ages of the athletes ranged between 14 and 17 years and the total playing experience of the athletes averaged 5.75 years. Data were collected through one semi-structured interview with the coach and one focus gro...

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Cohesiveness, coach's interpersonal style and psychological needs: Their effects on self-determination and athletes' subjective well-being

Cited by 149 publications

References 38 publications

Shaped by place: Environmental influences on the participation of young cyclists from disadvantaged communities in professional cycling

Shaped by place: Environmental influences on the participation of young cyclists from disadvantaged communities in professional cycling

Reflection and the art of coaching: fostering high-performance in Olympic Ski Cross

Promoting a psychological need-supportive environment: An investigation into changing behaviour

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