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On understanding the role of need thwarting in the association between athlete attachment and well/ill-being
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posted on 2017-09-06, 11:01 authored by Luke Felton, Sophia JowettSophia JowettGrounded in attachment theory and basic psychological needs theory, the current study aimed to examine the mediating role of basic psychological need thwarting between perceptions of athlete attachment to the coach and indexes of athlete well/ill-being. A sample of athletes (N=241) participating in various organized sports completed a multisection questionnaire assessing the main study variables. Bootstrap mediation analysis revealed that the perceived psychological needs of thwarted autonomy and competence within the coach relational context mediated the associations between athletes' perceptions of insecure attachments to the coach and experiences of life satisfaction and negative affect. Analysis also revealed that the perceived psychological needs of thwarted competence and relatedness within the sport context mediated the associations between athletes' attachment style and experiences of performance satisfaction, life satisfaction, depression, and negative affect. Overall, the findings of the study highlight that the examination of negative aspects of sport participation may facilitate a more complete understanding of athletes' psychological functioning.
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in SportsVolume
25Issue
2Pages
289 - 298Citation
FELTON, L. and JOWETT, S., 2014. On understanding the role of need thwarting in the association between athlete attachment and well/ill-being. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 25 (2), pp. 289-298.Publisher
© WileyVersion
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2014Notes
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0905-7188eISSN
1600-0838Publisher version
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- en