Evan Webb Scott Forrester eer motivational climate is a relatively new area of research that
has been conceptualized and explored more within the past few years. The term …

OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the influence and nature of the motivational climate
initiated by peer groups on children's sport behavior and experiences. To address this …

Peers can contribute to adaptive and maladaptive motivational outcomes in youth sport
(Smith, 2007; Weiss & Stuntz, 2004). One way this may occur is through the reinforcement of …

Peer motivational climate (task-involved and ego-involved) is often examined within youth
sport contexts. This research examines this concept in a collegiate intramural sport setting …

The influence of the peer group on young people's achievement motivation has been
highlighted in the literature as an area that needs examination (eg, Harwood & Swain …

On completion of this chapter, the reader should have 1. understanding of the importance of
studying perceptions of the peer motivational climate in youth sport; 2. knowledge of how …

Through interactions with important social agents (coaches, parents, and peers), youth
athletes will infer that being successful in sport falls somewhere along the continuum …

This study examined (a) variations in the perceptions of peer-and coach-generated
motivational climate within and between teams and (b) individual-and group-level factors …

Sport has been identified as a context in which youth encounter positive and negative
experiences. However, relatively little is known about the factors that lead to positive and …

The purpose of the present study was to examine the reciprocal relationship between peer-
initiated motivational climate and group cohesion. Measures of peer climate and cohesion …