title: Transfer of Training After an Organizational Intervention in Swedish Sports Clubs: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective.
abstract: Leadership development programs are common in sports, but seldom evaluated; hence, we have limited knowledge about what the participants actually learn and the impact these programs have on sports clubs' daily operations. The purpose of the current study was to integrate a transfer of training model with self-determination theory to understand predictors of learning and training transfer, following a leadership development program among organizational leaders in Swedish sports clubs. Bayesian multilevel path analysis showed that autonomous motivation and an autonomy-supportive implementation of the program positively predicted near transfer (i.e., immediately after the training program) and that perceiving an autonomy-supportive climate in the sports club positively predicted far transfer (i.e., 1 year after the training program). This study extends previous research by integrating a transfer of training model with self-determination theory and identified important motivational factors that predict near and far training transfer.
authors.affiliation: 1 Umeå University.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stenling
authors.affiliation: 1 Umeå University.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tafvelin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D020446:Fitness Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012916:Soccer / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D014163:Transfer, Psychology
keywords: autonomy support; leadership development program; motivation; training transfer