title: Perceived coach-created and peer-created motivational climates and their associations with team cohesion and athlete satisfaction: evidence from a longitudinal study.
abstract: In this longitudinal study, we examined the extent to which perceived coach- and peer-created motivational climates are associated with athlete-group cohesion and satisfaction with participation among Spanish soccer players competing in the Third National Division. Multilevel modelling analyses showed that perceived coach-created task climate was positively related to perceived cohesion and players' satisfaction with their participation within their team. Also, perceived peer-created task climate related positively to perceived cohesion. The results indicate the importance of considering peer-related aspects of the motivational climate in addition to considering the coach-related aspects of the motivational climate when examining motivational group dynamics in sport.
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Sport Sciences , University of Extremadura , Cáceres , Spain.
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: García-Calvo
authors.forename: Francisco Miguel
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Leo
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Ponce
authors.forename: Pedro Antonio
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Miguel
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mouratidis
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ntoumanis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010379:Peer Group; D010465:Perception; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012916:Soccer / Q000523:psychology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: coach influence; group cohesion; peer influence; perceived motivational environment; satisfaction