TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Motivation mediates the perfectionism-burnout relationship: a three-wave longitudinal study with junior athletes
JO  - Journal of sport and exercise psychology
A1  - Madigan, Daniel J.
A1  - Stoeber, Joachim
A1  - Passfield, Louis
SP  - 341
EP  - 354
VL  - 38
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-2779
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2015-0238
ID  - ref1
ER  -