Elite athletes' experiences of the motivational climate: the coach matters.

Full Abstract

Recent research investigating the effect of the motivational climate has found that even elite athletes benefit from a mastery climate. The purpose of the present study was to obtain a deeper understanding of the importance of the climate surrounding an athlete and the role of the coach for elite athletes by conducting in-depth interviews with a group of athletes (n=7). The athletes also completed the Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ) and Perception of Motivational Climate Questionnaire (PMCQ) to measure motivational indices. All the athletes were very high on task orientation and moderate to high on ego orientation. Most of the athletes perceived a high mastery climate and a low performance climate. The athletes emphasized the importance of the coach as the creator of the climate, as well as their preference for a supportive and caring climate. This speaks for an emphasis on a mastery climate for elite athletes.

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Author information

Author/s: Pensgaard, Anne Marte (AM); Roberts, G C (GC);

Affiliation: School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (Scand J Med Sci Sports), published in Denmark. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 12 (issue 1) : pp 54-9

Dates: Created 2002/05/02; Completed 2002/06/07; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 11985767, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Adult
Competitive Behavior
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Leadership
Male

Motivation
Norway
Organizational Culture
Personality
Physical Education and Training - methods
Skiing - psychology
Sports - psychology

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