IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 4941: Basic Psychological Needs, Burnout and Engagement in Sport: The Mediating Role of Motivation Regulation

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 4941: Basic Psychological Needs, Burnout and Engagement in Sport: The Mediating Role of Motivation Regulation International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17144941 Authors: Cristina De Francisco Elisa Isabel Sánchez-Romero María Del Pilar Vílchez Conesa Constantino Arce The purpose of the present research was to analyze the mediating role of motivational regulation between the satisfaction of basic psychological needs and burnout and engagement in athletes. From different sports 1011 young Spanish athletes participated in the study. Participants completed several measurement instruments concerning: the Basic Needs Satisfaction in Sport Scale, Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire, Athlete Burnout Questionnaire and Athlete Engagement Questionnaire. The results of structural equation modeling showed that the satisfaction of basic psychological needs has direct effects on burnout and engagement: a negative effect on athlete burnout (–0.49, p < 0.001) and a positive effect on engagement (0.54, p < 0.001). In addition, the satisfaction of basic psychological needs has a partial indirect effect over these variables in the same direction mediated by the self-determined degree of motivation. Thus, low levels of self-regulated motivation are positively related to burnout, but high levels of self-determined motivation are not. The same was observed with engagement,...
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