Roles of Perceived Motivational Climates Created by Coach, Peer, and Parent on Dispositional Flow in Young Athletes

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Abstract

We investigated the contribution of perceived motivational climates created by coach, peer, and parent on the dispositional flow experience of young athletes. Eighty-six female (Mage = 14.24, SD = 1.38 years) and 134 male (Mage = 16.28, SD = 1.17 years) athletes completed questionnaires of perceived motivational climates created by coach, peer, and parent and the Dispositional Flow Scale-2. Results of hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that perceived task-involving coach (β =.40, p <.001) and peer (β =.28, p <.002) motivational climates were the only significant predictors of dispositional flow. These findings suggest that task-involving motivational climates should be strengthened to increase experience of flow.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)462-476
Number of pages15
JournalPerceptual and Motor Skills
Volume124
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • dispositional flow
  • motivational climate
  • peer-created motivational climate
  • task-involving motivational climate
  • young athlete

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