Conscientiousness, self‐determination, and satisfaction in soccer academies: A longitudinal perspective

Trajectories of psychological need satisfaction from early to late adolescence as a predictor of adjustment in school

“…Opposing trajectories were found for autonomy satisfaction, suggesting that there might be more than one developmental pattern for the satisfaction of this need. Second, previous studies related changes in the satisfaction of one or several needs to student variables such as hope (Wandeler & Bundick, 2011), academic helpseeking (Marchand & Skinner, 2007), leisure sport participation and satisfaction (Cox et al, 2008;Laurin & Nicolas, 2009;Taylor et al, 2010), as well as to academic and emotional adjustment (Davidson et al, 2010;Gest et al, 2005;Kuperminc et al, 2004). We will try to replicate these last findings using a truly longitudinal design spanning across adolescence, using a multidimensional conceptualization of student adjustment, and using an alternate method for modeling change.…”

“…Perceived autonomy was stable over this period, suggesting that autonomy satisfaction remained the same over a 1-year period. The second study surveyed 81 adolescents enrolled in a soccer academy, where they completed a measure of autonomy three times over an 8-month period (Laurin & Nicolas, 2009). Their findings revealed a decrease in perceived autonomy.…”