Abstract

ABSTRACT This report presents the results of a study which aims to reveal the influence of the leadership style of the coach and the motivational climate in the sports team on the perceived support for autonomous behavior. The leadership style of the coach is seen as a multidimensional construct including: training and instruction, democracy and authoritarianism in decision making, social support and positive feedback. The motivational climate is related to the focus on mastery, improvement and performance. The need for autonomous behavior is one of the three universal psychological needs that ensure psychological growth and development (Deci, Ryan, 2017). The following methodologies have been used in the research realization: Leadership Scale for Sports (Chelladurai, Saleh, 1980); Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire 2 (Newton, Duda, Yin, 2000); The Sports Climate Questionnaire (SDT, Sports Climate Questionnaire, n.d.). The personal attitude of the coach (β = .44), social support (β = .26), democratic style (β = .15) and mastery-oriented motivational climate (β = .13) have a significant influence on the perception of support for autonomous behavior. The results present the subjective assessment of sportsmen for the importance of each of the dimensions of coaching behavior and the perceived motivational climate on the perceived support for autonomous behavior.

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