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Citation |
Madigan DJ, Stoeber J, Passfield L. J. Sport Exerc. Psychol. 2016; 38(4): 341-354. |
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Affiliation |
School of Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chatham Maritime, UK. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2016, Human Kinetics Publishers) |
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27383053 |
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Abstract |
Perfectionism in sports has been shown to predict longitudinal changes in athlete burnout. What mediates these changes over time, however, is still unclear. Adopting a self-determination theory perspective and using a three-wave longitudinal design, the present study examined perfectionistic strivings, perfectionistic concerns, autonomous motivation, controlled motivation, and athlete burnout in 141 junior athletes (mean age 17.3 years) over 6 months of active training. When multilevel structural equation modeling was employed to test a mediational model, a differential pattern of between- and within-person relationships emerged. Whereas autonomous motivation mediated the negative relationship that perfectionistic strivings had with burnout at the between- and within-person level, controlled motivation mediated the positive relationship that perfectionistic concerns had with burnout at the between-person level only. The present findings suggest that differences in autonomous and controlled motivation explain why perfectionism predicts changes in athlete burnout over time. Language: en |