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The purpose of this study is to examine the role of perceived motivational climate of motivational climate. Additionally, differences in perceptions of the motivational climate between injured and non-injured athletes. Participants were 219 male and female athletes from a Division I institute completed an athletic demographics questionnaire and the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire-2 (PMCSQ-2). If athletes become injured (n = 41 ), certified athletic trainers and senior athletic training students completed a weekly injury report and a rehabilitation behavior questionnaire on these athletes. Preliminary analyses (frequencies, descriptives, reliabilities, and correlations) followed by a MANOV A, ANOV A, and a multivariate regression were conducted. Results revealed all scales, excluding intra-team member rivalry, demonstrated good reliabilities, alphas ranging from .79 to .89. Inter-rater reliability for certified athletic trainers and senior athletic training students had adequate reliability for all 5 items (a= .91). Cooperative learning, important role, and effort and improvement were highly and positively correlated (r's> .62). Punishment for mistakes and unequal recognition were highly and positively correlated (r = .67). Mastery subscales and performance subscales were negatively related. No differences on perceived motivational climate between injured and non-injured athletes (p = .07). Five distinct profiles of athletes emerged. The four cluster groups were not related to rehabilitation behaviors (p = .29). Perceptions of motivational climate predicting rehabilitation behaviors was not significant (p = .29). In conclusion there was no differences in the perceived motivational climate and whether the athletes were injured or non-injured. The perceived motivational climate profiles did not differ in rehabilitation behaviors. Lastly, motivational climate subscales did not predict rehabilitation behaviors.

Year of Submission

2016

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services

First Advisor

Windee Weiss

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Date Original

2016

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en

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