Coach-Created Motivational Climate and Athletes’ Adaptation to Psychological Stress: Temporal Motivation-Emotion Interplay

Frontiers in Psychology

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Montse C. Ruiz¹  Claudio Robazza²  Asko Tolvanen³  Saara Haapanen¹  Joan L. Duda⁴ 

[1] Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä;BIND-Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, Università degli Studi G. d’Annunzio Chieti e Pescara;Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Jyväskylä;School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

关键词: feelings;    psychobiosocial states;    IZOF model;    achievement goal theory;    self-determination theory;    structural equation modeling;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00617

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This two-wave study investigated the temporal interplay between motivation and the intensity and reported impact of athletes’ emotions in training settings. In total, 217 athletes completed self-report measures of motivational climate, motivation regulations, emotional states (i.e., pleasant states, anger, and anxiety) experienced before practice at two time points during a 3-month period. Latent change score modeling revealed significantly negative paths from task-involving climate at time 1 to the latent change in the intensity of dysfunctional anxiety and anger, and significantly positive paths from ego-involving climate at time 1 to the latent change in dysfunctional anger (i.e., intensity and reported impact). The paths from controlled motivation at time 1 to the latent change in the intensity of dysfunctional anxiety and vice versa were significantly positive. The path from controlled motivation at time 1 to the latent change in the intensity of functional anger was significantly positive, but not vice versa. In addition, the paths from dysfunctional anger (i.e., intensity and reported impact) at time 1 to the latent change in motivation regulations were significant, but not vice versa. Overall, evidence provided suggested that the temporal interplay of motivation and emotions is contingent on the specific emotions. The findings highlight the role of coach-created motivational climate and the importance of identifying high levels of controlled motivation to help athletes better adapt to psychological stress.

【 授权许可】

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