Do athletes’ responses to coach autonomy support and control depend on the situation and athletes’ personal motivation?

Delrue, Jochen; Soenens, Bart; Morbée, Sofie; Vansteenkiste, Maarten; Haerens, Leen

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.04.003

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“…To illustrate, Wörtler et al (2020) found in samples of both Dutch and American employees that experiences of volition, mastery, and connection at work are conducive to employees' engagement and organizational citizenship behavior, with need strength moderating these effects only to a very limited degree. Similarly, experimental studies indicate that learners benefit from an autonomy-supportive teaching style, with participants' motivational differences affecting these effects only to a limited extent (e.g., Delrue et al 2019b;De Meyer et al 2016;Flünger et al 2019).…”

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“…Finally, specific situational features may play a role in altering the perceived meaning and effectiveness of needsupportive and need-thwarting practices. For instance, in a study among judo athletes, a controlling intervention by a judo coach was perceived as more controlling and harmful when athletes, despite clear efforts, struggled to master a new technique compared to when the athletes were depicted as disturbing the training of their peers (Delrue et al 2019b). Although a controlling response was less favorable in both situations compared to an autonomy-supportive one, the context of disturbance attenuated some of the costs associated with coach control.…”

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Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions

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The study of basic psychological needs has witnessed a strong revival, in part spurred by Basic Psychological Need Theory (BPNT), one of the six mini-theories within Self-Determination Theory. Empirical studies on BPNT have increased exponentially since the millennium turn, leading to refinements and extensions in theory. In this contribution we review these two decades of research in order to introduce two special issues on BPNT. We first discuss key criteria that define and identify a basic need within BPNT. We then review several need-relevant themes, highlighting advancements and trends that characterize contemporary research on BPNT. Specifically, we address potential extensions of the shortlist of basic psychological needs, the role of psychological need frustration in increasing vulnerability to maladjustment, the study of the interface between individuals' psychological and physical needs (e.g., sleep, sex, hunger), novel insights into critical need-supportive and need-thwarting practices, and the universality (versus variability) of effects of need satisfactions and supports across demographics, psychological characteristics, and cultural contexts. We also situate each of the 19 contributions that appear in this special double-issue on BPNT within these themes, while suggesting avenues for further research on the role of basic psychological needs in motivation, adjustment, and wellness.

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“…Finally, it was noted that some participants stated a preference for direct and authoritarian styles of communication from the moderator provided that, as noted previously, this did not violate the expectations and social norms of the group. It has been observed within sports psychology research that whilst prescriptive and authoritarian approaches to behaviour change are increasingly seen as outdated they can in some contexts nevertheless still be effective, particularly in relation to deviation from desired behaviour [13].…”

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Online Peer Support Groups for Behavior Change: Moderation Requirements

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Naiseh

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Technology-assisted behaviour awareness and change is on the rise. Examples include apps and sites for fitness, healthy eating, mental health and smoking cessation. These information systems recreated principles of influence and persuasion in a digital form allowing real-time observation, interactivity and intervention. Peer support groups are one of the behavioural influence techniques which showed various benefits, including hope installation and relapse prevention. However, unmoderated groups may become a vehicle for comparisons and unmanaged interactions leading to digression, normalising the negative behaviour and lowering self-esteem. A typical requirement of such groups is to be of a social and supportive nature whereas moderation, through humans or artificial agents, may face a risk of being seen as centralised and overly managed governance approach. In this paper, we explore the requirements and different preferences about moderators as seen by members. We follow a mixed-method approach consisting of a qualitative phase that included two focus groups and 16 interviews, followed by a quantitative phase, including a survey with 215 participants who declared having well-being issues. We report on the qualitative phase findings achieved through thematic analysis. We also report and discuss the survey results studying the role of gender, self-control, personality traits, culture, the perception of usefulness and willingness to join the group as predictors of the members' expectations from moderators, resulted from the qualitative phase.

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“…Since the development of the BPNSFS, research has taken a great step towards measuring needs. Several studies have been conducted to translate and validate this scale in different languages and domains, namely: (a) in the general domain, Dutch [16], German [17], Hebrew [18], Italian [19], Japanese [20], Portuguese [21], and Spanish [22,23]; in the physical education domain, Persian, Dutch, and Estonian [24][25][26]; (c) in training settings, Dutch and English [27]; (d) in the sports context [28,29]; (e) physical exercise in gym and health clubs [30]; (f) as well as in other domains, such as work [31] and space travel [32]. All of the aforementioned studies supported the factorial validity of the BPNSFS, which means that this measure is a reliable source of needs assessment and thus applicable in different cultures and contexts [2].…”

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“…In sport settings, the BPNSFS has only recently been applied through studies conducted by Delreu et al [28,29]. However, if we look at the research questions and objectives proposed by these authors, none focused on the psychometric properties of the BPNSFS in the sport context.…”

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Understanding Needs Satisfaction and Frustration in Young Athletes: Factor Structure and Invariance Analysis

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Teixeira

et al. 2020

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Sports research has been focused on the assessment of basic needs satisfaction, considering its absence as a representation of needs frustration. However, recent findings have suggested needs satisfaction and frustration as asymmetrical factors leading to differentiated outcomes. An accurate measurement of needs poses itself as a crucial aspect, facilitating coaches’ understanding of athlete’s motivational processes. This study aimed to examine the psychometric proprieties of the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS) in a sample of Portuguese athletes. A multigroup analysis was conducted of gender, sport type, age, and years of sports practice. Additionally, needs satisfaction and needs frustration were tested as predictors of behavioral regulations examining the nomological validity of the BPNSFS. Data from 594 Portuguese athletes (38.6% female; Mage = 15.21; SD = 0.97) that represent two different sports (football and swimming) were analyzed. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling procedures were followed to test the factor structure and nomological validity of the scale, respectively. Analyses indicated that the six-factor model provided an adequate fit (Comparative Fit Index = 0.947, Tucker–Lewis Index = 0.936, Standardized Root Mean Square = 0.039, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = 0.048 (CI 90% = 0.043, 0.054)). Moreover, the multigroup analysis suggested invariance in the observed structure across groups. In addition, findings indicated a strong prediction between needs satisfaction and autonomous forms of motivation, whereas needs frustration predicted significantly controlled forms of motivation. The sport-adapted BPNSFS in a sample of Portuguese athletes seemed to be an adequate measure for the assessment of basic psychological needs satisfaction and frustration. Our findings suggested that this scale may be worth testing in future research in the sport context.

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Do athletes’ responses to coach autonomy support and control depend on the situation and athletes’ personal motivation?

Cited by 28 publications

References 66 publications

Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions

Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions

Online Peer Support Groups for Behavior Change: Moderation Requirements

Understanding Needs Satisfaction and Frustration in Young Athletes: Factor Structure and Invariance Analysis

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