Perceived coach-autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and the well- and ill-being of elite youth soccer players: A longitudinal investigation

By J. Adie, J. Duda, Nikos Ntoumanis. 2012

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Objectives: Drawing from the basic needs theory [BNT; Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2002). An overview of self-determination theory. In E. L. Deci, & R. M. Ryan (Eds.), Handbook of self-determination research (pp. 3e33). Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press], the major purpose of the present study was to test a hypothesized sequence of temporal relationships between perceptions of coach-autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and indices of well- and ill-being. A subsidiary aim was to ascertain the assumed mediational role of basic need satisfaction in explicating the perceived autonomy support and well-/ill-being relationships over time. Design: A field-based longitudinal design was employed. Methods: Participants (N ¼54 males) from an elite youth soccer academy in the UK completed a multisection questionnaire tapping the targeted variables on six occasions across two competitive seasons. Results: Multi-level regression analyses revealed that perceptions of coach-autonomy support positively predicted within-person changes and between-person mean differences in basic need satisfaction and well-being over time. Satisfaction scores for the needs for competence and relatedness were found to predict within-person changes in subjective vitality. These same needs partially mediated the coachautonomy supportesubjective vitality link over the two seasons. Conclusions: The findings partially support the tenets of BNT, and are discussed in terms of their practical application to participants involved in an elite youth sport setting.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Safety Research, Social Psychology

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Intentions to drop-out of youth soccer: A test of the basic needs theory among European youth from five countries (2013, methodology): “Despite the existence of a number of investigations that largely support the predictions of BNT in the sport context (e.g. Adie et al., 2012; Balaguer et al., 2012; Ommundsen, Lemyre, Abrahamsen, & Roberts, 2010), to date no studies have tested assumed invariance in the hypothesised relationships…”
Motivational processes in the coach‐athlete relationship: A multi‐cultural self‐determination approach (2017, neutral): “…SDT (Ryan & Deci, 2002) and the HMIEM (Vallerand, 2007), another reason for the relatively low explanatory power of self-determined motivation could be because the psychological needs also have a direct effect on well-being and thus explain some of the variation in this outcome (Adie et al., 2012).”
Measuring Need Satisfaction and Frustration in Educational and Work Contexts: The Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (NSFS) (2016, background): “For example, in several studies, autonomy support was found to affect the satisfaction of all three needs (e.g. Adie et al. 2012; Baard et al. 2004).”
General Need for Autonomy and Subjective Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis of Studies in the US and East Asia (2017, neutral): “Similarly, Adie et al. (2012) found that a lack of need satisfaction did not predict ill-being.”
Autonomy-Supportive Pedagogical Approach to Sports Coaching: Research, Challenges and Opportunities (2014, methodology): “Consistent with the tenets of SDT, it is proposed that when an athlete’s need for autonomy, competence and relatedness are satisfied, this will positively influence athlete vitality when engaged in sport [31-33].”
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Psychological need satisfaction and thwarting: A test of Basic Psychological Needs Theory in physical activity contexts ☆ (2013, background): “This is consistent with previous research findings based on change analysis in sport contexts (Adie et al., 2012).”