Jowett, G. E., Hill, A. P., Hall, H. K. and Curran, Thomas 
ORCID: 0000-0003-2443-5079
(2013)
Perfectionism and junior athlete burnout: the mediating role of autonomous and controlled motivation.
Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 2 (1).
48 - 61.
ISSN 2157-3905
Abstract
Certain dimensions of perfectionism appear to place junior athletes at greater risk of burnout. The current study adopted self-determination theory to explain why this is the case. Specifically, as athlete burnout is believed to have a motivational signature that can be described using motivational regulation, the study examined whether autonomous motivation and controlled motivation mediated the perfectionism–burnout relationship. Junior athletes (n = 211, M age = 15.61 years, s = 1.73) completed measures of multidimensional perfectionism, athlete burnout, and motivational regulation. Structural equation modeling revealed that autonomous motivation and controlled motivation partially mediated the relationship between perfectionism and burnout. Perfectionistic concerns had a positive direct and indirect (via controlled motivation) relationship with burnout. In contrast, perfectionistic strivings had a negative direct and indirect (via autonomous motivation) relationship with burnout. The findings suggest that perfectionistic concerns encompass a pattern of motivational regulation, which contributes to the occurrence of athlete burnout, whereas perfectionistic strivings encompass a pattern of motivational regulation inversely associated with athlete burnout.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2016 APA |
| Divisions: | Psychological and Behavioural Science |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Sep 2019 10:48 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2024 07:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/101526 |
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