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Need satisfaction, motivation, and engagement among high-performance youth athletes: A multiple mediation analysis

Leslie PodlogDepartment of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Henrik GustafssonDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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Therése SkoogCenter for Developmental Research, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Zan GaoSchool of Kinesiology, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Maria WestinStockholm Sports Trauma Research Center, Karolinska Institutet and Capio Artro Clinic, Sophiahemmet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Suzanne WernerStockholm Sports Trauma Research Center, Karolinska Institutet and Capio Artro Clinic, Sophiahemmet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Marie AlricssonSwedish Winter Sport Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden;Department of School of Education, Psychology and Sport Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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Pages 415-433 | Received 25 Jun 2013, Accepted 20 Nov 2014, Published online: 19 Jan 2015

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