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The relationship of basic need satisfaction, motivational climate and personality to well-being and stress patterns among elite athletes: An explorative study

Motivation and Emotion, ISSN: 1573-6644, Vol: 39, Issue: 2, Page: 237-246
2015
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    Citations
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    Usage
  • 147
    Captures
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    Mentions
  • 23
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    37
    • Citation Indexes
      37
      • CrossRef
        23
      • Academic Citation Index (ACI) - airiti
        2
  • Captures
    147
  • Social Media
    23
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      23
      • Facebook
        23

Article Description

This study investigated whether need satisfaction, need dissatisfaction, motivational climate, perfectionism and self-esteem relate to athletes’ discrete profiles of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being and perceived stress. Participants were 103 elite active orienteers (49 men and 54 women; mean age = 22.3 ± 4.4) who clustered into three distinctive well-being and stress patterns: Cluster 1 (lower well-being/higher stress; n = 26), Cluster 2 (higher well-being/lower stress; n = 39), and Cluster 3 (moderate well-being/moderate stress; n = 36). Cluster 1 and 2 constituted distinct well-being/stress profiles and differed significantly (p < .01) in mastery-oriented climate, need satisfaction, need dissatisfaction, perfectionistic concerns and self-esteem scores. A discriminant analysis showed these five variables to correctly assign 88 % of Cluster 1 and 2 participants into their respective groups, although mastery-oriented climate was revealed as a less influential indicator (function loading <.40). The substantial function loading of need dissatisfaction supports the importance of assessing both need satisfaction and dissatisfaction as they contribute uniquely to well-being.

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