1. Self-Determination, Coping, and Goal Attainment in Sport.
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Amiot, Catherine E., Gaudreau, Patrick, and Blanchard, Céline M.
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SPORTS tournaments , *MOTIVATION (Psychology) , *GOAL Attainment Scaling , *AUTONOMY (Psychology) , *PSYCHOLOGY , *SPORTS - Abstract
The aim of the present study was to verify, during a stressful sport competition, the associations between motivational antecedents and consequences of the coping process. Using a two-wave design, we tested a model that incorporates motivational orientations, coping dimensions, goal attainment, and affective states among athletes (N = 122). Path analyses using EQS revealed that self-determination toward sport positively predicted the use of task-oriented coping strategies during a stressful sport competition, while non-self-determined motivation predicted the use of disengagement-oriented coping strategies. Task-oriented coping, in turn, was positively associated with the level of goal attainment experienced in the competition, whereas disengagement-oriented coping was negatively associated with goal attainment. Finally, level of goal attainment was positively linked to an increase in positive emotional states from pre- to postcompetition, and negatively associated with an increase in negative emotional states. Findings are discussed in light of coping frameworks, self-determination theory, and the consequences of motivational and coping processes on psychological functioning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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