Motivational climate as a moderator in the relationship between perfectionism and performance anxiety: : A quantitative study of woman’s soccer players in division 1

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka (a) sambanden mellan perfektionism, motivationsklimat och prestationsångest, samt (b) hur motivationsklimatet modererar styrkan i relationen mellan perfektionism och prestationsångest. Studien var en kvantitativ tvärsnittsstudie där datainsamlingen genomförts via ett bekvämlighetsurval. Totalt deltog 92 damfotbollsspelare som var aktiva i division 1, åldern på deltagarna var mellan 15–30 (M = 20.84, SD = 3.64). Fem hypoteser skapades utifrån studiens två syften och har testats genom en korrelationsanalys och två modereringsanalyser, vidare har det fastställts att resultatet delvis stämmer överens med hypoteserna. Resultatet av korrelationsanalysen rapporterade ett positivt signifikant samband mellan perfektionistiska strävanden och prestationsångest. Vidare rapporterar resultatet ett positivt signifikant samband mellan perfektionistiska bekymmer och prestationsångest. Ytterligare visade resultatet en positiv korrelation mellan resultatorienterat motivationsklimat och prestationsångest, medan uppgiftsorienterat motivationsklimat visade ett icke signifikant samband med prestationsångest. Den första modereringsanalysen rapporterade att uppgiftsorienterat motivationsklimat modererar styrkan i relationen mellan perfektionistiska bekymmer och prestationsångest, däremot rapporterades ingen modererande effekt gällande att resultatorienterat motivationsklimat påverkar styrkan i relationen mellan perfektionistiska bekymmer och prestationsångest. Den andra modereringsanalysen rapporterade att varken uppgift- eller resultatorienterat motivationsklimat modererar relationen mellan perfektionistiska strävanden och prestationsångest. Resultatet belyser vikten av att ta hänsyn till psykosociala aspekter i damfotboll för att atleten ska löpa mindre risk att uppleva prestationsångest.The purpose of the present study was to investigate (a) the relationships between perfectionism, motivational climate and performance anxiety, and (b) how the motivational climate moderates the relationship between perfectionism and performance anxiety. The study were a quantitative cross-sectional study where the data collection was carried out by an availability sample. A total of 92 woman’s soccer players who were active in division 1participated in the study and the age of the participants was between 15-30 (M = 20.84, SD =3.64). Five hypotheses were created based on the purpose of the study and tested through a correlation analysis and two moderation analyses; it has also been established that the results are partly consistent with the hypotheses. The result of the correlation analysis reports a positive significant relationship between perfectionistic strivings and performance anxiety. Furthermore, the correlation analysis shows a positive significant relationship between perfectionistic concerns and performance anxiety. The correlation analysis also shows a positive correlation between result-oriented motivational climate and performance anxiety, while there where a non-significant relationship between task-oriented motivational climate and performance anxiety. The first moderation analysis reported that task-oriented motivational climate moderates the relationship between perfectionist concerns and performance anxiety, but no moderating effect has been shown regarding that result-oriented motivational climate affects the relationship between perfectionistic concerns and performance anxiety. The second moderation analysis reported that neither task or resultoriented motivational climate moderates the relationship between perfectionistic strivings and performance anxiety. The results highlight the importance of taking psychosocial aspects into account within women´s soccer so that the athlete is in less risk of experiencing performance anxiety.