Abstract
We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the effects of a self-determination theory-based intervention on athlete motivation and burnout. In addition, we examined the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. We randomly assigned youth Gaelic football coaches (N=6) and their teams to an experimental or a delayed treatment control group (n=3 each group). We employed linear mixed modelling to analyse changes in player motivation and burnout as a result of their coach participating in a 12-week SDT-based intervention. In addition, we conducted a fidelity assessment to examine whether the intervention was implemented as planned. The findings demonstrated the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a self-determination theory-based intervention in the coaching domain. In addition, this study demonstrated favourable trends in the quality of player motivation and burnout symptoms as a result of an SDT-based intervention.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 293-301 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Sport Psychologist |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- football players
- athletes
- sports
- motivation (psychology)
- youth
- burn out (psychology)