Implicit motives and basic need satisfaction in extreme endurance sports.
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Abstract
Previous research has shown that the effects of basic psychological needs on the flow experience in sports are moderated by implicit motives. However, so far, only leisure and health-oriented sports have been analyzed. In a pilot study and a main study (N = 29, 93), we tested whether the implicit achievement and affiliation motives interact with the need for competence and the need for social relatedness satisfaction, respectively, to predict flow experience and well-being in extreme endurance athletes. Results showed that highly achievement-motivated individuals benefited more from the need for competence satisfaction in terms of flow than individuals with a low achievement motive did. In addition, highly affiliation-motivated individuals whose need for social relatedness is satisfied reported higher positive affect and lower exercise addiction scores than athletes with a low motive. We discuss the differential effects of the interplay between the achievement and affiliation motives and basic needs on different outcome variables.
Date Issued
2014-06
Publication Type
Article
Subjects
implicit motives
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basic psychological needs
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motive dispositions
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self-determination theory
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extreme endurance sports
Language(s)
en
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Additional Credits
Journal
Journal of sport & exercise psychology
Publisher
Human Kinetics Publishers
ISSN
0895-2779
Access(Rights)
restricted