Relationships between Controlling Interpersonal Coaching Style, Basic Psychological Need Thwarting, and Burnout, in Adolescent Soccer Players

Verónica Morales-Sánchez, Miriam Crespillo-Jurado, David Jiménez-López, Juan P. Morillo-Baro, Antonio Hernández-Mendo and Rafael E. Reigal
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Verónica Morales-Sánchez: Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Teatinos Campus, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Miriam Crespillo-Jurado: Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Teatinos Campus, 29071 Malaga, Spain
David Jiménez-López: Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Teatinos Campus, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Juan P. Morillo-Baro: Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Teatinos Campus, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Antonio Hernández-Mendo: Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Teatinos Campus, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Rafael E. Reigal: Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Teatinos Campus, 29071 Malaga, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-13

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationships between a controlling interpersonal style, psychological need thwarting and burnout in adolescent soccer players and to test a structural equation model to analyze whether (a) a controlling interpersonal style is a predictor of psychological need thwarting and whether (b) psychological need thwarting is a predictor of burnout. A total of 103 male soccer players between the ages of 12 and 17 participated in the research ( M = 14.91; SD = 5.56). The Controlling Coach Behaviors Scale, the Psychological Need Thwarting Scale, and the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire were used to evaluate the variables under study. The analyses revealed significant relationships between a controlling interpersonal style, psychological need thwarting and burnout. Furthermore, the proposed structural equations model, using the partial least squares (PLS) method, showed that a controlling style is a positive predictor of basic psychological need thwarting and that the latter is a predictor of burnout, as well as revealing an indirect relationship between a controlling style and burnout. This indirect effect of the controlling style variable on burnout can be enhanced (or attenuated) by the basic psychological need thwarting variable, which acts as a modulator.

Keywords: controlling coaching style; basic psychological needs; burnout; soccer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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