The influence of interpersonal relationships on motivation and self-efficacy is often
overlooked in athletics, especially individual sport athletes such as cross-country runners …

This study investigated the relationship between athletes' personality characteristics and the
quality of the coach–athlete relationship. 84 female (M age= 20.6 yr., SD= 2.8) and 129 male …

Abstract Background and Study Aim. The relationship between coach and athlete may
significantly influence an athlete's experience in sports. Elements such as closeness …

Drawing from the extant sport and social relationships literatures as well as self-
determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985; Ryan & Deci, 2007), the purpose of this study was …

This study aimed to:(a) examine the relationships between high-level athletes' perceptions
of mothers' and fathers' behaviors, their satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and sport …

Background. In individual and team sports, various internal and external factors influence
individuals to engage in these sports. These factors also play a role in the coach-athlete …

The purpose of this study was to examine temporally distal influence at a three-month
interval of perceived parental responsiveness on athletes' goal accomplishment, trait …

Relationships in sport are important. Specific coaching behaviors and the closeness and
commitment within coach-athlete relationships have an effect on athletes' motivation, affect …

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the dimensions of passion for
sport (obsessive and harmonious) and the motivational climate on the perception of the …

Objective Grounded in self-determination theory, the present study examined the cultural
invariance of a model that hypothesized sport performers' well-being will be predicted by …