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Examining the motivational determinants of enjoyment and the intention to continue of persistent competitive swimmers

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This study examined whether the motivational climate, the satis/action o/ basic psychological needs, sel/-determined motivation, and enjoyment could explain why swimmers persisted/or a periodo/six years and whether it could predict their intentions to continue practicing swimming one more year. Multigroup analysis across gender, age-groups and years o/ experience were also analysed. 799 swimmers (450 males, 349females), with ages between 12 and 22 years, completed a survey that included the proposed variables. The results support the adequacy o/ the/inal model in explaining the swimmers persistence aver a period o/ six years and their intention to persist one more year. In sum, when coaches create a taskinvolving climate, this climate is conducive to the satis/action o/ basic needs satis- /action. This, in turn, leads to more self-determined motivation, more enjoyment and more intention to continue the practice o/one's sport, independently o/gender, age-groups and years o/ experience.

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Motivational climate Basic Psychological Needs Self-determined motivation Persistence

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Monteiro, D., Pelletier, L.G., Moutão, J., & Cid, L. (2018). Examining the motivational determinants of enjoyment and the intention to continue of persistent competitive swimmers. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 49(6), 484-504. doi: 10.7352/IJSP.2018.49.484

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Edizioni Luigi Pozzi

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