@article{ref1,
title="Motivation mediates the perfectionism-burnout relationship: a three-wave longitudinal study with junior athletes",
journal="Journal of sport and exercise psychology",
year="2016",
author="Madigan, Daniel J. and Stoeber, Joachim and Passfield, Louis",
volume="38",
number="4",
pages="341-354",
abstract="Perfectionism in sports has been shown to predict longitudinal changes in athlete burnout. What mediates these changes over time, however, is still unclear. Adopting a self-determination theory perspective and using a three-wave longitudinal design, the present study examined perfectionistic strivings, perfectionistic concerns, autonomous motivation, controlled motivation, and athlete burnout in 141 junior athletes (mean age 17.3 years) over 6 months of active training. When multilevel structural equation modeling was employed to test a mediational model, a differential pattern of between- and within-person relationships emerged. Whereas autonomous motivation mediated the negative relationship that perfectionistic strivings had with burnout at the between- and within-person level, controlled motivation mediated the positive relationship that perfectionistic concerns had with burnout at the between-person level only. The present findings suggest that differences in autonomous and controlled motivation explain why perfectionism predicts changes in athlete burnout over time.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0895-2779",
doi="10.1123/jsep.2015-0238",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2015-0238"
}