Associations among perceived autonomy support, forms of self-regulation, and persistence: a prospective study. Motivation and Emotion (2001)
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@MISC{Pelletier01associationsamong,
author = {Luc G. Pelletier and Michelle S. Fortier and Robert J. Valler and Nathalie M. Brière},
title = {Associations among perceived autonomy support, forms of self-regulation, and persistence: a prospective study. Motivation and Emotion},
year = {2001}
}
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Abstract
According to self-determination theory, when the social context is autonomy sup-portive, people are motivated to internalize the regulation of important activities, and whereas when the context is controlling, self-determined motivation is under-mined. A model that incorporates perceptions of coaches ’ interpersonal behaviors (autonomy support vs. control), 5 forms of regulation (intrinsic motivation, iden-tified, introjected and external regulation, and amotivation), and persistence was tested with competitive swimmers (N D 369) using a prospective 3-wave design. Analyses using structural equation modeling revealed that experiencing relation-ships as controlling fostered non–self-determined forms of regulation (external reg-ulation and amotivation). Greater levels of self-determined motivation occurred when relationships were experienced as autonomy supportive. Individuals who exhibited self-determined types of regulation at Time 1 showed more persistence at both Time 2 (10 months later) and Time 3 (22 months later). Individuals who were amotivated at Time 1 had the highest rate of attrition at both Time 2 and Time 3. Introjected regulation was a significant predictor of persistence at Time 2
Keyphrases
prospective study perceived autonomy support self-determined motivation self-determined type competitive swimmer external regulation structural equation greater level self-determination theory important activity social context significant predictor fostered non self-determined form autonomy support v prospective 3-wave design external reg-ulation intrinsic motivation coach interpersonal behavior
