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Abstract
Research has examined motivational orientation, motivational climate, and burnout; however, this research has been conducted primarily within sport and academic contexts. Empirical research examining these constructs within a rehabilitation setting is limited, or nonexistent. Therefore, three interrelated studies were conducted in order to gain knowledge of how these constructs could influence psychological responses and rehabilitation of athletes in the athletic training room environment. The purpose of the first study is to determine which motivational orientations are the strongest predictors of rehabilitation behaviors, if rehabilitation motivational orientation, attendance, and adherence differences are present between high school and collegiate athletes, and finally, if collegiate scholarship athletes and non-scholarship athletes differ in their rehabilitation motivational orientation, attendance, and adherence. Participants will include male and female high school and collegiate athletes, ages 13 to 24 years from each year of eligibility and their athletic trainers.
The purpose of the second study is to identify the motivational orientation of collegiate athletes, determine athletic training room motivational climate perceptions of athletes within each motivational orientation, and establish how motivational orientation and perceptions of the motivational climate within the athletic training room influences rehabilitation behaviors and adherence. Participants will include male and female collegiate athletes (n = 150) between 18 and 24 years.
The third study will investigate athletes with chronic or persistent injuries, or of grade four severity that required long-term rehabilitation programs of 2 months or longer. The primary objectives of the third study was to determine the motivational orientation, if athletes with motivational orientation differences also have dissimilar perceptions of the athletic training room motivational climate, how adherence and rehabilitation behaviors are influenced by athletes' motivational orientation and perception of the athletic training room motivational climate. These studies expand upon the findings from current research in the sport and academic contexts relating to competitive level, scholarship status, motivational orientation, motivational climate, and burnout. Specifically, these studies provide insight into how these particular factors may influence athletes' responses within a rehabilitation setting, which is particularly valuable for athletic trainers and physical therapists.
Year of Submission
2011
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Windee Weiss
Date Original
2011
Object Description
1 PDF file (73 pages)
Copyright
©2011 Dylan Thomas Hogan
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Hogan, Dylan Thomas, "Motivational Orientation, Motivational Climate, and Burnout in Rehabilitation: Three Interelated Studies" (2011). Graduate Research Papers. 4270.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/4270
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