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Date of Award

Fall 2023

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Department or Program Affiliation

Biology

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Health and Human Development

First Advisor

Arthur-Cameselle, Jessyca

Second Advisor

Keeler, Linda

Third Advisor

Russell, Keith C. 1968-

Abstract

In servant leadership (SL), a leader’s primary objective is to fulfill their followers’ needs. Sport-specific research has shown that coach SL is positively related to athletes’ motivation and athletic coping skills (e.g., Hammermeister et al., 2008), but it is unknown if athlete SL has similar relationships to these variables. The aim of this study was to examine how peer SL and basic psychological needs (BPN) related to intrinsic motivation and athletic coping skills and to determine if perceived SL varied between co-acting and interacting sports. Participants were 75 collegiate athletes. Multiple linear regressions indicated that SL and BPN accounted for variance in intrinsic motivation (31%) and athletic coping skills (19%). BPN satisfaction and the SL subscales of trust/inclusion and humility were significant predictors of intrinsic motivation; only BPN satisfaction predicted athletic coping skills. There were no differences in perceived SL reported by athletes from co-acting versus interacting sports.

Type

Text

Keywords

microbial mat communities, biogeochemical cycling, targeted amplicon surveys

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

1409443423

Subject – LCSH

Servant leadership; Intrinsic motivation; College sports; College athletes--Psychology

Geographic Coverage

Hawaii

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

masters theses

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

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