Sportsmanship and basic psychological needs in sports students

Germina-Alina Cosma; Alina  Chiracu; Amalia-Raluca  Stepan; Roxana Gatzel; Augustin  Iancu; Alexandru Cosma

doi:10.29359/BJHPA.13.Spec.Iss1.05

2021, Volume 13, Special Issue 1

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Sportsmanship and basic psychological needs in sports students

Germina-Alina Cosma¹, Alina Chiracu², Amalia-Raluca Stepan¹, Roxana Gatzel³, Augustin Iancu³, Alexandru Cosma¹

¹Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Craiova
²Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest
³Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Craiova

Author for correspondence: Germina-Alina Cosma; Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Craiova; email: germinacosma@yahoo.com

Germina-Alina Cosma: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4636-8041

Alina Chiracu: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-5742

Amalia-Raluca Stepan: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7322-3534

Roxana Gatzel: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0854-2026

Augustin Iancu: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6588-4017

Alexandru Cosma: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0409-8730

DOI: 10.29359/BJHPA.13.Spec.Iss1.05

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among satisfaction of basic psychological needs, goal orientations and sportsmanship. The mediating role of goal orientation in this relationship was tested. The participants were 168 students enrolled at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in Craiova, aged between 18 and 30 years old, M = 21.52, SD = 2.20, and the data were collected between March and May 2020. The instruments applied were Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale to measure satisfaction of basic psychological needs, Multidimensional Sportspersonship Orientation Scale to measure sportsmanship, and Ego and Task Orientation Questionnaire to measure goal orientation. The obtained results showed that the satisfaction of basic psychological needs is associated with sportsmanship. Mediation analyses have shown that task orientation mediates the relationship between the need for autonomy and the need for competence satisfaction and four of the dimensions of sportsmanship and the relationship between the need for relatedness satisfaction and three of sportsmanship dimensions: respect for social conventions, respect for rules and officials, and respect for full commitment.

Key words: basic psychological needs, sportsmanship, goal orientation, sports students

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AMA:

Cosma G, Chiracu A, Stepan A et al. Sportsmanship and basic psychological needs in sports students. Balt J Health Phys Activ. 2021;13:53-65. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.13.Spec.Iss1.05

APA:

Cosma, G., Chiracu, A.., Stepan, A.., Gatzel, R., Iancu, A.., & Cosma, A. (2021). Sportsmanship and basic psychological needs in sports students. Balt J Health Phys Activ, 13, 53-65. https://doi.org/10.29359/BJHPA.13.Spec.Iss1.05

Chicago:

Cosma, Germina-Alina, Chiracu Alina , Stepan Amalia-Raluca , Gatzel Roxana, Iancu Augustin , Cosma Alexandru. 2021. "Sportsmanship and basic psychological needs in sports students". Balt J Health Phys Activ 13: 53-65. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.13.Spec.Iss1.05

Harvard:

Cosma, G., Chiracu, A.., Stepan, A.., Gatzel, R., Iancu, A.., and Cosma, A. (2021). Sportsmanship and basic psychological needs in sports students. Balt J Health Phys Activ, 13, pp.53-65. https://doi.org/10.29359/BJHPA.13.Spec.Iss1.05

MLA:

Cosma, Germina-Alina et al. "Sportsmanship and basic psychological needs in sports students." Balt J Health Phys Activ, vol. 13, 2021, pp. 53-65. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.13.Spec.Iss1.05

Vancouver:

Cosma G, Chiracu A, Stepan A et al. Sportsmanship and basic psychological needs in sports students. Balt J Health Phys Activ 2021; 13: 53-65. Available from: doi:10.29359/BJHPA.13.Spec.Iss1.05