Perceived autonomy support, motivation regulations and the self-evaluative tendencies of student dancers.
Limited research has considered the social-environmental and motivational processes predictive of self evaluations and body-related concerns. Evidence suggests that low self-esteem, poor body evaluations, and associated anxieties are particularly prevalent among the student dance population. Grounde...
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| description | Limited research has considered the social-environmental and motivational processes predictive of self evaluations and body-related concerns. Evidence suggests that low self-esteem, poor body evaluations, and associated anxieties are particularly prevalent among the student dance population. Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), this study examined the relationships among perceptions of autonomy support, motivation regulations, and self-evaluations of body-related concerns in the context of vocational dance. Three hundred and ninety-two dancers completed questionnaires regarding their perceptions of autonomy support in their dance school, reasons for engaging in dance, self-esteem, social physique anxiety (SPA), and body dissatisfaction. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that perceived autonomy support predicted intrinsic motivation (+) and amotivation (-). Extrinsic regulation positively predicted SPA. Amotivation mediated the associations between perceptions of autonomy support and dancers' self-esteem, SPA, and body dissatisfaction. The utility of SDT in understanding predictors of self-worth, physical evaluations, and associated concerns was supported. Moreover, this study provides preliminary evidence supporting the applicability of SDT in dance contexts. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-244792017-01-30T12:43:15Z Perceived autonomy support, motivation regulations and the self-evaluative tendencies of student dancers. Quested, Eleanor Duda, J. Limited research has considered the social-environmental and motivational processes predictive of self evaluations and body-related concerns. Evidence suggests that low self-esteem, poor body evaluations, and associated anxieties are particularly prevalent among the student dance population. Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), this study examined the relationships among perceptions of autonomy support, motivation regulations, and self-evaluations of body-related concerns in the context of vocational dance. Three hundred and ninety-two dancers completed questionnaires regarding their perceptions of autonomy support in their dance school, reasons for engaging in dance, self-esteem, social physique anxiety (SPA), and body dissatisfaction. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that perceived autonomy support predicted intrinsic motivation (+) and amotivation (-). Extrinsic regulation positively predicted SPA. Amotivation mediated the associations between perceptions of autonomy support and dancers' self-esteem, SPA, and body dissatisfaction. The utility of SDT in understanding predictors of self-worth, physical evaluations, and associated concerns was supported. Moreover, this study provides preliminary evidence supporting the applicability of SDT in dance contexts. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24479 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Quested, Eleanor Duda, J. Perceived autonomy support, motivation regulations and the self-evaluative tendencies of student dancers. |
| title | Perceived autonomy support, motivation regulations and the self-evaluative tendencies of student dancers. |
| title_full | Perceived autonomy support, motivation regulations and the self-evaluative tendencies of student dancers. |
| title_fullStr | Perceived autonomy support, motivation regulations and the self-evaluative tendencies of student dancers. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived autonomy support, motivation regulations and the self-evaluative tendencies of student dancers. |
| title_short | Perceived autonomy support, motivation regulations and the self-evaluative tendencies of student dancers. |
| title_sort | perceived autonomy support, motivation regulations and the self-evaluative tendencies of student dancers. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24479 |