Sammenhengen mellom psykologisk resiliens, opplevd tilhørighet, motivasjonsklima og videre deltakelse i organisert idrett: En to-årig prospektiv studie

Abstract

Background and purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between psychological resilience, sense of belonging and motivational climate in adolescents involved in organized sports. Second, it seeks to explore whether psychological resilience, sense of belonging and motivational climate could predict further sportparticipation for adolescent two years later. Method: The collection of data for the survey was conducted in spring 2014, and in spring 2016. A total of 961 adolescents, from schools in Agder, Oslo/Akershus and Østfold, completed the questionnaire survey for the study. A common denominator was that they participated in organized sport. In the first data collection they were in 8th grade in lower secondary school or 1st year in upper secondary school. Correlation matrices and logistic regression were used to investigate the goals of the study. Results: The results showed that adolescents who continued to participate in organized sports after two years, had higher level of psychological resilience, experienced higher sense of belonging and task oriented motivational climate, compared to those adolescents who dropped out. The study found that there were significant positive correlations between psychological resilience, sense of belonging and task oriented motivation climate. Futhermore, there was a significant negative correlation between performance-oriented motivational climate and sense of belonging in both groups of adolescents. The logistical regression analysis showed that sense of belonging was the only significant predictor for further participation in sports. The findings in this study are discussed based on relevant theory and previous research. Key words: organized sport, psychological resilience, sense of belonging, motivational climate, sport participation, adolescents