The Relationship of Coach-Created Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate with Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction, Autonomous Motivation and Flow

Abstract

The aim of this research was to examine the relationship of coach-created empowering and disempowering motivational climate to athletes’ basic psychological need satisfaction, autonomous motivation and flow experience. To this end; 218 athletes voluntarily participated in the research. Personal information form, Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire, Sports Motivation Scale, Basic Needs Satisfaction Scale in Sports and Short Dispositional Flow Scale-2 were used as the data collection tools and the obtained data were analysed by descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis. According to the results of Pearson correlation analysis, basic psychological need satisfaction, autonomous motivation and flow were positively correlated with empowering motivational climate and negatively correlated with disempowering motivational climate. It was also determined that empowering motivational climate significantly predicted basic psychological need satisfaction, autonomous motivation and flow while disempowering motivational climate predicted basic psychological need satisfaction and autonomous motivation. Based on the results, it can be stated that empowering motivational climate is positive for athletes’ need satisfaction, autonomous motivation and flow and that disempowering motivational climate is detrimental.

Keywords

• Motivational climate
• flow
• motivation
• psychological need
• athlete

Antrenör Kaynaklı Destekleyici ve Kısıtlayıcı Güdüsel İklimin Sporcuların Temel Psikolojik İhtiyaç Tatmini, Özerk Güdülenmesi ve Optimal Performans Duygu Durumu İle İlişkisi

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı antrenör kaynaklı destekleyici kısıtlayıcı güdüsel iklimin, sporcuların temel psikolojik ihtiyaç tatmini, özerk güdülenmesi ve optimal performans duygu durumu ile ilişkisinin incelenmesidir. Bu amaçla; 218 sporcu gönüllü olarak araştırmaya katılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak kişisel bilgi formu, Antrenör Kaynaklı Destekleyici ve Kısıtlayıcı Güdüsel İklim Ölçeği, Sporda Güdülenme Ölçeği, Sporda Temel İhtiyaçlar Doyum Ölçeği ve Sürekli Etkinlik Tecrübe Ölçeği Kısa Formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Pearson korelasyon analizi ve adımsal çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Yapılan Pearson korelasyon analizi sonucuna göre temel psikolojik ihtiyaçların tatmini, özerk güdülenme ve optimal performans duygu durumu destekleyici güdüsel iklim ile pozitif; kısıtlayıcı güdüsel iklim ile negatif korelasyon göstermiştir. Destekleyici güdüsel iklimin temel psikolojik ihtiyaç tatmini, özerk güdülenme ve optimal performans duygu durumunu anlamlı olarak pozitif şekilde açıkladığı belirlenmiştir. Kısıtlayıcı güdüsel iklim ise; temel psikolojik ihtiyaç tatmini ve özerk güdülenmeyi anlamlı olarak negatif şekilde açıklamaktadır. Sonuç olarak, destekleyici güdüsel iklimin, sporcuların temel psikolojik ihtiyaç tatmini, özerk güdülenmesi ve optimal performans duygu durumları için olumlu olduğu; kısıtlayıcı güdüsel iklimin ise olumsuz olduğu söylenebilir.

Keywords

• Güdüsel iklim
• akış
• motivasyon
• psikolojik ihtiyaç
• sporcu

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