A review of controlling motivational strategies from a self-determination theory perspective:Implications for sports coaches

Bartholomew, Kimberley J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0171-7922, Ntoumanis, Nikos and Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie (2009) A review of controlling motivational strategies from a self-determination theory perspective:Implications for sports coaches. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2 (2). pp. 215-233. ISSN 1750-984X

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present a preliminary taxonomy of six controlling strategies, primarily based on the parental and educational literatures, which we believe are employed by coaches in sport contexts. Research in the sport and physical education literature has primarily focused on coaches' autonomysupportive behaviours. Surprisingly, there has been very little research on the use of controlling strategies. A brief overview of the research which delineates each proposed strategy is presented, as are examples of the potential manifestation of the behaviours associated with each strategy in the context of sports coaching. In line with self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985; Ryan & Deci, 2002), we propose that coach behaviours employed to pressure or control athletes have the potential to thwart athletes' feelings of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, which, in turn, undermine athletes' self-determined motivation and contribute to the development of controlled motives. When athletes feel pressured to behave in a certain way, a variety of negative consequences are expected to ensue which are to the detriment of the athletes' well-being. The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness and interest in the darker side of sport participation and to offer suggestions for future research in this area.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	coach behaviours,controlling interpersonal style,extrinsic motivation,intrinsic motivation,well-being,applied psychology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3200/3202
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Sport, Health And Education
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Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2016 23:11
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 00:41
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/59554
DOI:	10.1080/17509840903235330

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