Coaching

The Theory

Basic SDT research topics

Jackson, L. (2025) Enhancing surgical training through coaching: A systematic review of Self-Determination Theory in surgical education. Kansas Journal of Medicine, 18(S3) ,42

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Denuel, A., Haerens, L.Loeys, T. (2025) How does need satisfaction mediate the relation between harmonious passion and positive affect in coaches and athletes? A dyadic longitudinal study in coach-athlete dyads. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, Advance Online

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Pereira, H. V., Silva, M. N.Pulido, J. J.Roberts, G. C. (2025) Self-determination theory mechanisms in men’s long-term, objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in the European Fans in Training Program. , Journal of Physical Activity and Health , Advance online publication doi: 10.1123/jpah.2024-0758

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Morbee, A., Haerens, L., Vansteenkiste, M. (2025) An experimental study of the effects of contextual pressure and performance feedback on coaching styles and athlete experiences in youth basketball. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 79 ,102861

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Bengtsson, D.Stenling, A.Nygren, J., Ntoumanis, N. (2024) A cluster-randomized controlled trial to increase youth ice hockey coaches’ beliefs and use of need-supportive styles. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 13(4) ,355-371

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Jordan, N.Macdonald, S.Allen, J. (2024) Military sports recovery athletes’ perspectives on role of the coach in athletes’ well-being: The importance of supporting basic psychological needs. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, Advance online publication

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Mossman, L. H., Slemp, G.Lewis, K. J.Colla, R. H. (2024) Autonomy support in sport and exercise settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1 ,540-563

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Chu, T. L.Treacy, A.Moore, W. G.Petrie, T. A. (2024) Intersectionality matters: Gender, race/ethnicity, and sport level differentiate perceived coach-created motivational climates and psychological needs. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 13(1) ,59-75

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Morbée, S., Haerens, L., Soenens, B.Thys, J. (2024) Coaching dynamics in elite volleyball: The role of a need-supportive and need-thwarting coaching style during competitive games. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 73 ,102655

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Langdon, J. L.Benish, D.Masen, E. (2023) Using concepts from Self-Determination Theory to enhance the application of an already-existing coach assessment in youth coach professional development: Autonomy support and the CoachDISC profile. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 7(1) ,1-11

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Benish, D., Langdon, J. L.Culp, B. (2023) Previous experiences of novice coaches and their coach-created motivational climate: a collective case study. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 28(5) ,482-502

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Shannon, S.Brick, N.Prentice, G.Breslin, G. (2023) The influence of athletes’ psychological needs on motivation, burnout and well-being: a test of self-determination theory. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 17(4) ,409–428

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Lemelin, E.Kil, H.Petit, E., Carpentier, J. (2023) How to support athlete autonomy in university sports: Coaches’ experience of the reROOT Program. The Sport Psychologist, 37(4) ,253–265

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Lemelin, E., Carpentier, J.Gadoury, S.Petit, E. (2023) The reROOT coaching program: A pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating its impact on coaching style and athlete sports development. , International Sport Coaching Journal , 11(3) (pp. 379–392) doi: 10.1123/iscj.2022-0099

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Inguglia, C.Ingoglia, S.Leale, I.Iannello, N. M. (2023) Psychological antecedents of Italian sport coaches’ coaching behaviors: The role of basic psychological needs, motivation and subjective vitality. Healthcare, 11 ,2797

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Beauchamp, M. R.Kingstone, A., Ntoumanis, N. (2023) The Psychology of Athletic Endeavor. Annual Review of Psychology, 74 ,597-624

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Lemelin, E.Verner-Filion, J., Carpentier, J.Carbonneau, N. (2022) Autonomy support in sport contexts: The role of parents and coaches in the promotion of athlete well-being and performance. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 11(3) ,305-319

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Shannon, S.Prentice, G.Breslin, G. (2021) Athletes’ psychological needs and coaches’ interpersonal behaviors: A within-person latent profile analysis. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 43(1) ,71-82

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Chu, T. L.Zhang, X.Lee, J.Zhang, T. (2021) Perceived coach-created environment directly predicts high school athletes’ physical activity during sport. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 16(1) ,70-80

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Benish, D., Langdon, J. L. (2021) Examination of novice coaches’ previous experience as athletes: Examples of autonomy support and controlling behaviors as influences on future coaching practice. International Sport Coaching Journal, Ahead of Print ,1–14

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Ahrens, A. D., Chu, T. L. (2021) Motivation Is Not Always Black and White: Attending to African American Athletes’ Psychological Needs for Sport Involvement. A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 34(2) ,9-12

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Sommerfield, B., Chu, T. L. (2020) Coaches can utilize parents to optimize youth athletes’ sport experience. Strategies, 33(2) ,25-31

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Matosic, D., Ntoumanis, N.Boardly, I. D.Sedikides, C. (2020) Narcissism, beliefs about controlling interpersonal style, and moral disengagement in sport coaches. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18:5 ,592-606

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Chu, T. L.Zhang, T. (2019) The roles of coaches, peers, and parents in athletes’ basic psychological needs: A mixed-studies review. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 14(4) ,569–588

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Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L. (2019) In P. Brownell, S. English, & J. Sabatine (Eds.), Supporting autonomy, competence, and relatedness: The coaching process from a self-determination theory perspective. (pp. 231-246) New York, NY: Springer.

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Delrue, J.Reynders, B.Vande Broek, G.Aelterman, N. (2019) Adopting a helicopter-perspective towards motivating and demotivating coaching: A circumplex approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 40 ,110-126

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Bhavsar, N., Ntoumanis, N.Quested, E.Gucciardi, D. F. (2019) Conceptualizing and testing a new tripartite measure of coach interpersonal behaviors. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 44 ,107-120

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Haerens, L., Vansteenkiste, M.De Meester, A.Delrue, J. (2018) Different combinations of perceived autonomy support and control: identifying the most optimal motivating style. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 23(1) ,16-36

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Ntoumanis, N.Gucciardi, D. F.Backhouse, S. H.Barkoukis, V. (2018) An intervention to optimize coach motivational climates and reduce athlete willingness to dope (CoachMADE): Protocol for a cross-cultural cluster randomized control trial. , Frontiers In Psychology , 9 (pp. 1-12) doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02301

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Jowett, S.Adie, J. W.Bartholomew, K. J.Yang, S. X. (2017) Motivational processes in the coach-athlete relationship: A multi-cultural self-determination approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 32 ,143-152

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Matosic, D., Ntoumanis, N.Boardley, I. D.Sedikides, C. (2017) Narcissism and coach interpersonal style: A self-determination theory perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 27 ,254-261

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Gucciardi, D. F.Stamatis, A., Ntoumanis, N. (2017) Controlling coaching and athlete thriving in elite adolescent netballers: The buffering effect of athletes’ mental toughness. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20 ,718-722

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Ntoumanis, N.Barkoukis, V.Gucciardi, D. F.Chan, D. K. C. (2017) Linking coach interpersonal style with athlete doping intentions and doping use: A prospective study. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 39 ,188-198

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Delrue, J., Vansteenkiste, M.Mouratidis, A.Gevaert, K. (2017) A game-to-game investigation of the relation between need- supportive and need-thwarting coaching and moral behavior in soccer. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 31 ,1-10

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Matosic, D., Ntoumanis, N.Boardley, I. D.Sedikides, C. (2017) Narcissism and coach interpersonal style: A self-determination theory perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 27(2) ,254-261

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Mahoney, J. W.Gucciardi, D. F.Gordon, S., Ntoumanis, N. (2016) In S. Cotterill, N. Weston, and G. Breslin (Eds.), Training a coach to be autonomy‐supportive: An avenue for nurturing mental toughness. (pp. 193-214) New York: Wiley-Blackwell.

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Appleton, P. R., Ntoumanis, N.Quested, E.Viladrich, C. (2016) Initial validation of the coach-created Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire (EDMCQ-C). Elsevier Ltd. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 22 ,53-65

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Gaudreau, P.Morinville, A.Gareau, A.Verner-Filion, J. (2016) Autonomy support from parents and coaches: Synergistic or compensatory effects on sport-related outcomes of adolescent-athletes?. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 25 ,89-99

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Langdon, J. L.Harris, B. S.Burdette, G. P.Rothberger, S. (2015) Development and implementation of an autonomy supportive training program among youth sport coaches. Autonomy Support Training in Youth Sport, 2 ,169–177

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Langdon, J. L.Schlote, R.Harris, B.Burdette, G. (2015) Effects of a training program to enhance autonomy supportive behaviors among youth soccer coaches. Journal of Human Sport & Exercise, 10 ,1-14

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Langan, E.Toner, J.Blake, C., Lonsdale, C. (2015) Testing the effects of a self-determination theory-based intervention with youth Gaelic football coaches on athlete motivation and burnout. , Sport Psychologist , 29(4) (pp. 293-301) doi: 10.1123/tsp.2013-0107

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Castillo, I.Tomás, I., Ntoumanis, N.Bartholomew, K. J. (2014) The Spanish version of the Controlling Coach Behaviors Scale in the Sport Context: Psychometric properties and invariance over time and competitive level. Psicothema, 26 ,409-414

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Carpentier, J., Mageau, G. A. (2014) The role of coaches’ passion and athletes’ motivation in the prediction of change-oriented feedback quality and quantity. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 15 ,326-335

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Paige Pope, J., Wilson, P. M. (2014) Testing a sequence of relationships from interpersonal coaching styles to rugby performance, guided by the coach–athlete motivation model. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 13(3) ,1-15

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Spence, G. B., Deci, E. L. (2013) In Clutterbuck, D. Megginson, & S. David (Eds.), Self-determination theory within coaching contexts: Supporting motives and goals that promote well-being and effective performance. , Beyond Goals: Effective Strategies for Coaching and Mentoring (pp. 85-108) London: Gower Publishing.

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Rocchi, M., Pelletier, L. G.Couture, A. L. (2013) Determinants of coach motivation and autonomy supportive coaching behaviours. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14 ,852-859

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Jõesaar, H.Hein, V., Hagger, M. S. (2012) Youth athletes’ perception of autonomy support from the coach, peer motivational climate and intrinsic motivation in sport setting: One-year effects. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 13 ,257-262

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Hodge, K., Lonsdale, C. (2011) Prosocial and antisocial behavior in sport: The role of coaching style, autonomous vs. controlled motivation, and moral disengagement. Journal of sport & exercise psychology, 33(4) ,527-547

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Sheldon, K. M.Watson, A. (2011) Coach’s autonomy support is especially important for varsity compared to club and recreational athletes. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 6 ,109-123

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Bartholomew, K., Ntoumanis, N.Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (2010) The controlling interpersonal style in a coaching context: Development and initial validation of a psychometric scale. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 32(2) ,193-216

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Smith, A., Ntoumanis, N., Duda, J. L. (2010) An investigation of coach behaviors, goal motives, and implementation intentions as predictors of well-being in sport. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 22 ,17-33

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Bartholomew, K. J., Ntoumanis, N., Thogersen-Ntoumani, C. (2010) The controlling interpersonal style in a coaching context: Development and initial validation of a psychometric scale. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 32 ,193-216

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Gillet, N.Vallerand, R. J.Amoura, S.Baldes, B. (2010) Influence of coaches’ autonomy support on athletes’ motivation and sport performance: A test of the hierarchical model of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 11 ,155-161

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Wang, C. K. J.Koh, K. T., Chatzisarantis, N. L. (2009) An intra-individual analysis of players’ perceived coaching behaviours, psychological needs, and achievement goals. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 4 ,177-192

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Álvarez, M. S.Balaguer, I.Castillo, I., Duda, J. L. (2009) Coach autonomy support and quality of sport engagement in young soccer players. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 12 ,138-148

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Ahlberg, M.Mallett, C. J.Tinning, T. (2008) Developing autonomy supportive coaching behaviors: An action research approach to coach development.. International Journal of Coaching Science, 2 ,1-20

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Conroy, D. E.Coatsworth, J. D. (2007) Assessing autonomy-supportive coaching strategies in youth sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 8 ,671-684

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Reinboth, M., Duda, J. L., Ntoumanis, N. (2004) Dimensions of coaching behavior, need satisfaction, and the psychological and physical welfare of young athletes. Motivation and Emotion, 28 ,297-313

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Gagné, M., Ryan, R. M.Bargmann, K. (2003) Autonomy support and need satisfaction in the motivation and well-being of gymnasts. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 15 ,372-390

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Mageau, G. A., Vallerand, R. J. (2003) The coach-athlete relationship: A motivational model. Journal of Sports Science, 21(11) ,883-904

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