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Original Articles

Peer-Initiated Motivational Climate and Group Cohesion in Youth Sport

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Pages 88-100 | Received 30 Nov 2015, Accepted 12 May 2016, Published online: 17 Jun 2016
 

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the reciprocal relationship between peer-initiated motivational climate and group cohesion. Measures of peer climate and cohesion were completed across the first half of a competitive season. Controlling for early season perceptions of the dependent variables, hierarchical regression results from 189 participants revealed that early season ego-related climate negatively predicted task cohesion near midseason (p <.01), and task cohesion at early season positively predicted task-related climate at midseason (p <.01). The current study offers preliminary insight into the direction of the relationships between the two constructs in competitive youth sport.

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