A longitudinal examination of coach and peer motivational climates in youth sport: Implications for moral attitudes, well-being, and behavioral investment.

• DOI: 10.1037/a0024934
• Publication Date: 2011-07-25T17:03:37Z
• Authors: Nikos Ntoumanis; Ian M. Taylor; Cecilie Thøgersen...
• Keywords: Longitudinal Study; Sample (material)

this study examined how perceptions of coach and peer motivational climate in youth sport predicted moral attitudes, emotional well-being, indices behavioral investment a sample British adolescents competing regional leagues.Adopting longitudinal perspective, measures were taken at the middle end season, as well beginning following season.Multilevel modeling analyses showed that task-involving climates predictive more adaptive outcomes compared to ego-involving climates.Predictive effects differed function time outcome variable under investigation.The results indicate importance considering influence addition when examining sport.