Intrinsic Motivation Predicting Performance Satisfaction in Athletes: Further Psychometric Evaluations of the Sport Motivation Scale-6

• Authors: Jan Blecharz , Karolina Horodyska , Karolina Zarychta , Aleksandra Adamiec , Aleksandra Luszczynska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The study investigated psychometric properties of the Sport Motivation Scale-6 (SMS-6), assessing intrinsic regulation, four extrinsic regulation constructs, and amotivation among athletes competing at a regional and national level. In particular, we tested the factorial structure of SMS-6, its short-term stability, and the associations of SMS-6 constructs with self-efficacy, self-esteem, motivational climate, and satisfaction with sport performance. Participants were 197 athletes (57.4% women), representing team (54.7%) and individual disciplines. The measurement was repeated at the three-week follow-up (n = 107). Results yielded support for the six first-order factor structure (three second-order factors). More autonomous forms of motivation were related to higher levels of self-efficacy, performance satisfaction, and taskoriented motivational climate in sport organizations. Sequential multiple mediation analysis showed that the association between general self-efficacy and performance satisfaction at a follow-up was mediated by introjected regulation and personal-barrier self-efficacy.

Keywords

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sport; intrinsic motivation; self-determination theory; self-efficacy; satisfaction; psychometric characteristics

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 309-319

Dates

published

2015-06-01

online

2015-05-22

Contributors

author

Jan Blecharz

• University School of Physical Education in Cracow

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Karolina Horodyska

• University of Social Sciences and Humanities

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Karolina Zarychta

• University of Social Sciences and Humanities

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Aleksandra Adamiec

• University School of Physical Education in Cracow

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Aleksandra Luszczynska

• Trauma, Health, and Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 1861 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO, 80918, USA

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ppb-2015-0037