Open AccessUnderstanding of dropping out of sports in adolescence
Author(s) -
Jovana Trbojević Jocić,
Jelica Petrović
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kinesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1848-638X
pISSN - 1331-1441
DOI - 10.26582/k.53.2.7
Subject(s) - amotivation , psychology , basketball , drop out , competence (human resources) , structural equation modeling , social psychology , athletes , developmental psychology , applied psychology , intrinsic motivation , physical therapy , medicine , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , economics , demographic economics , history
The aim of the research was to test the hierarchical model of intrinsic and extrinsicmotivation (HMIEM) as a model for understanding the process of dropping out ofsports in adolescence. The task oriented motivational climate created by a coachwas defined as the social factor, whereas the satisfaction of need forcompetence and enjoyment were the psychological mediators of amotivation.Cognitive outcome was defined as the intention to drop out of sports. Thesample consisted of 383 respondents, 49.9% boys and 50.1% girls from Serbia,average age 13.74 years, who actively played volleyball, basketball, andhandball. Results of the structural modelling equation analysis confirmed thatthe HMIEM represented a good model for understanding the process of droppingout, and that it explained 18.9% of the intention to drop out of sports inadolescence. Athletes who perceive their coach’s behaviour as non-supportive,rigid, primarily focused on achievement, will have sense of incompetence and willlack enjoyment while doing sport. Unsatisfied needs then lead to the developmentof amotivation – the lack of reasons to do sports, and to the intention to dropout of sports. These results represent a further step towards creatingeducational programmes for youth sport that might prevent dropping out of sportin adolescence.