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Situational and Dispositional Factors that Predict Motivation: a Multilevel Study
Heriberto Antonio Pineda-Espejel1, Jeanette López-Walle2, Inés Tomás3
1Universidad Autónoma de Baja California(Mexico).
The Spanish Journal of Psychology
|March 31, 2017
Summary
Coaches’ task-involving motivational climate positively influences athletes’ task orientation. This multilevel model clarifies how team-level factors impact individual motivation in sports.
Area of Science:
- Sport Psychology
- Motor Learning
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Motivational climate influences athlete behavior and regulation.
- Goal orientations mediate the relationship between climate and regulation.
- Previous research often focused on individual-level motivational climate.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test a multilevel mediation model.
- Examine the relationship between team-level motivational climate and individual motivational regulations.
- Investigate the mediating role of individual goal orientations.
Main Methods:
- Multilevel mediation analysis.
- 211 university athletes from 20 different sports teams.
- Validated instruments measuring motivational climate, goal orientations, and motivational regulations.
Main Results:
- A task-involving climate at the team level positively predicted individual task orientation (γ01 = .77, p < .05).
- The study confirmed the mediating role of individual goal orientations.
- Results align with prior research but offer a novel multilevel perspective.
Conclusions:
- Team-level motivational climate is a significant factor in athlete motivation.
- Individual goal orientations are key mediators in this relationship.
- The multilevel approach provides a more comprehensive understanding of sport motivation.