The prognostic relevance of psychological factors with regard to participation and success in table-tennis |
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| Authors: | Guillaume Martinent Valérian Cece Marije Titia Elferink-Gemser Irene Renate Faber Jean-Claude Decret |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratory of Vulnerabilities and Innovation in Sport (EA 7428), University of Lyon, University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, Franceguillaume.martinent@univ-lyon1.fr;3. Laboratory of Vulnerabilities and Innovation in Sport (EA 7428), University of Lyon, University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France;4. University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands;5. Institute of Sport Science, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany;6. Faculty of Physical Activity and Health, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede, The Netherlands;7. International Table Tennis Federation, Lausanne, France;8. French Federation of Table Tennis, Paris, France |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis study examined the prognostic relevance of self-determined motivation, coping, burnout, perceived stress and recovery experienced by 159 youth table-tennis players involved in intensive training centers with regard to their participation and success six years later. Results of ANCOVAs showed that players who still practiced at time 2 (T2; six years later; n = 130) reported lower time 1 (T1; while they were involved in intensive training centers) amotivation (large effect), disengagement-oriented coping, sport devaluation and reduced accomplishment (moderate effects) than their counterparts who dropped out at T2 (n = 29). Results of ANCOVAs also showed that international (n = 18) and/or national players (n = 86) at T2 reported significantly lower T1 amotivation (large effect), disengagement-oriented coping and sport devaluation (moderate effects) in comparison to regional (n = 26) players at T2. Finally results of correlational analyses showed that T2 performance and/or six-year performance progress were significantly and weakly correlated with introjected and external regulations, perceived stress and perceived recovery, and significantly and moderately correlated with amotivation, disengagement-oriented coping, sport devaluation, and reduced accomplishment. Overall, this study provided insights into the role played by self-determined motivation, coping, burnout, perceived stress and recovery in the table-tennis players’ dropout and performance level six years later. |
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| Keywords: | Burnout coping dropout motivation talent development |
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