The role of parental motivational climate in the development of overtraining syndrome in adolescent elite athletes
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | Parental motivational climate has a major influence on overall psychosocial development of their child. In case of elite adolescent athletes this influence is not limited to sport environment, but also to non-sport environment. The quality of parent-child relationship is considered as predictor of motivation, level of perceived stress and enjoyment of sports activities in child. If the motivational climate created by parents is focused on task, it is associated with intrinsic motivation, autonomy and lower level of anxiety in adolescent athletes. On the other hand, if there is present parental pressure and ego-focused motivation, then it is related to negative emotions, higher level of anxiety and extrinsic motivation. Overload, stress and anxiety contribute to the development of overtraining syndrome. The presented paper is theoretical definition of the problem, that is related to currently ongoing research project titled “Psychological Aspects of Coping in elite Athletes in Adolescence”. |
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