Psychological Antecedents of Italian Sport Coaches' Coaching Behaviors: The Role of Basic Psychological Needs, Motivation and Subjective Vitality.

ABSTRACT: The extant literature has identified some variables that are associated with sport coaches' coaching style, like their basic psychological need satisfaction, their motivation for coaching, and their psychological well-being. Framed from a conceptual framework based on Self-Determination Theory applied to sport coaches, the current study explored how sport coaches' basic psychological needs are associated with their motivation (intrinsic vs. external), subjective vitality, and coaching behaviors (autonomy-supporting vs. need-thwarting). Participants were 184 Italian sport coaches (males = 65%, M_age = 40.22, SD = 11.55, age range 19-74 years) from the "Centro CONI" project. They were requested to fill out online self-report questionnaires assessing the study variables. Structural

SUBMITTER: Inguglia C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10606446 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature