Presentación de las tareas, satisfacción de las necesidades psicológicas básicas y bienestar en atletas universitarios

Abstract

Based on the basic psychological needs theory, in the present study a model was tested in which the task presentation is antecedent to satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and this, in turn, psychological wellbeing in university athletes. Participants were 468 college athletes (302 male y 166 female), aged between 17 and 28 years (M = 19.2; SD = 1.89) that completed the questionnaires tapping the variables of interest. Results of structural equation analyses informed that task presentation was a positive predictor of satisfaction for competence, autonomy and relatedness; satisfaction of the 3 basic psychological needs were positively associated with subjective vitality. Satisfaction of the 3 basic psychological needs mediated the path from task presentation to well-being in university athletes.