Special Issue "Research in Motivational and Group Processes in Sport"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Juan J. Pulido
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Department of Didactics of Plastic, Music, and Body Expression. Faculty of Sports Science, University of Extremadura (Avda. de la Universidad, S/N, P.C.), 10003 Caceres, Spain
Interests: motivational processes; coaching; self-determination theory; teams sport; psychological needs; coach–athlete relationship
Dr. Miguel Á. López-Gajardo
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Department of Didactics of Plastic, Music, and Body Expression. Faculty of Sports Science, University of Extremadura (Avda. de la Universidad, S/N, P.C.), 10003 Caceres, Spain
Interests: motivational processes; coaching; teams sport; psychological needs; coach–athlete relationship; group dynamics; team resilience; group processes
Dr. José Carlos Ponce-Bordón
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Department of Didactics of Plastic, Music, and Body Expression. Faculty of Sports Science, University of Extremadura (Avda. de la Universidad, S/N, P.C.), 10003 Caceres, Spain
Interests: teams sport; soccer; motivational processes; mental fatigue; group dynamics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, the literature based on coach–athlete interactions has focused on the important role coaches play in the creation of positive and negative motivational environments and on building the concept of a team with their athletes. Studies based on cross-sectional or longitudinal designs are necessary in order to continue investigating how coaches influence motivational and group variables, such as athlete psychological needs, motivation, motivational outcomes, team resilience, collective efficacy, intrateam communication, group cohesion, transactive memory, group conflict, inside sacrifice, team commitment, team identification, and athlete leadership quality.

We are pleased to inform that this Special Issue entitled “Research in Motivational and Group Processes in Sport” is focused on answering the many questions raised in previous research regarding the important influence coaches have on motivational and group variables. In addition, this Special Issue will explore the various strategies and practical implications in teams sports. We hope to bring together original research articles and reviews in order to create an interesting resource of related work that is useful to practitioners, coaches, and researchers who work with or investigate athletes and team functioning.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Juan J. Pulido
Dr. Miguel Á. López-Gajardo
Dr. José Carlos Ponce-Bordón
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • motivation
  • psychological needs
  • motivational outcomes
  • group processes
  • cohesion
  • team resilience
  • group conflict
  • team identification
  • engagement
  • team commitment

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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