Goal Striving, Coping, and Well-Being: A Prospective Investigation of the Self-Concordance Model in Sport
Developing upon cross-sectional research (Smith, Ntoumanis, & Duda, 2007) supporting the self-concordance model (Sheldon & Elliot, 1999) as a framework for contextual goal striving, the current study investigated the assumptions of the model in relation to season-long goal striving in sport...
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| author | Smith, A. Ntoumanis, Nikos Duda, J. Vansteenkiste, M. |
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| description | Developing upon cross-sectional research (Smith, Ntoumanis, & Duda, 2007) supporting the self-concordance model (Sheldon & Elliot, 1999) as a framework for contextual goal striving, the current study investigated the assumptions of the model in relation to season-long goal striving in sport. The study additionally examined the role of coping strategies in the persistence of goal-directed effort. Structural equation modeling analysis with a sample of 97 British athletes indicated that start-of-season autonomous goal motives were linked to midseason effort, which subsequently predicted end-of-season goal attainment. Attainment was positively related to changes in psychological need satisfaction, which, in turn, predicted changes in emotional well-being. In a second model, autonomous and controlled motives positively predicted task- and disengagement-oriented coping strategies, respectively. In turn, these strategies were differentially associated with effort. The findings provide support for contextual adaptations of the self-concordance model and demonstrate the role of coping strategies in the goal striving process. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-46772017-01-30T10:40:55Z Goal Striving, Coping, and Well-Being: A Prospective Investigation of the Self-Concordance Model in Sport Smith, A. Ntoumanis, Nikos Duda, J. Vansteenkiste, M. Developing upon cross-sectional research (Smith, Ntoumanis, & Duda, 2007) supporting the self-concordance model (Sheldon & Elliot, 1999) as a framework for contextual goal striving, the current study investigated the assumptions of the model in relation to season-long goal striving in sport. The study additionally examined the role of coping strategies in the persistence of goal-directed effort. Structural equation modeling analysis with a sample of 97 British athletes indicated that start-of-season autonomous goal motives were linked to midseason effort, which subsequently predicted end-of-season goal attainment. Attainment was positively related to changes in psychological need satisfaction, which, in turn, predicted changes in emotional well-being. In a second model, autonomous and controlled motives positively predicted task- and disengagement-oriented coping strategies, respectively. In turn, these strategies were differentially associated with effort. The findings provide support for contextual adaptations of the self-concordance model and demonstrate the role of coping strategies in the goal striving process. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4677 Human Kinetics restricted |
| spellingShingle | Smith, A. Ntoumanis, Nikos Duda, J. Vansteenkiste, M. Goal Striving, Coping, and Well-Being: A Prospective Investigation of the Self-Concordance Model in Sport |
| title | Goal Striving, Coping, and Well-Being: A Prospective Investigation of the Self-Concordance Model in Sport |
| title_full | Goal Striving, Coping, and Well-Being: A Prospective Investigation of the Self-Concordance Model in Sport |
| title_fullStr | Goal Striving, Coping, and Well-Being: A Prospective Investigation of the Self-Concordance Model in Sport |
| title_full_unstemmed | Goal Striving, Coping, and Well-Being: A Prospective Investigation of the Self-Concordance Model in Sport |
| title_short | Goal Striving, Coping, and Well-Being: A Prospective Investigation of the Self-Concordance Model in Sport |
| title_sort | goal striving, coping, and well-being: a prospective investigation of the self-concordance model in sport |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4677 |