Roles of Perceived Motivational Climates Created by Coach,Peer,and Parent on Dispositional Flow in Young Athletes

Abstract

We investigated the contribution of perceived motivational climates created by coach, peer, and parent on the dispositional flow experience of young athletes. Eighty-six female (M_age = 14.24, SD = 1.38 years) and 134 male (M_age = 16.28, SD = 1.17 years) athletes completed questionnaires of perceived motivational climates created by coach, peer, and parent and the Dispositional Flow Scale-2. Results of hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that perceived task-involving coach (β = .40, p < .001) and peer (β = .28, p < .002) motivational climates were the only significant predictors of dispositional flow. These findings suggest that task-involving motivational climates should be strengthened to increase experience of flow.

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motivational climate dispositional flow young athlete task-involving motivational climate peer-created motivational climate

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