Tekijät

• Leinonen, Suvi (University of Eastern Finland)

Asiasanat

group behaviour, motivation, social behaviour, sport, sports, sports participation, sports trainers, sports training, sportspersons

Sisällön kuvaus

The dataset consists of responses to a survey conducted among competitive athletes who train as part of a team or training group. The survey was conducted as part of a master's thesis examining the relationship between perceived motivational climate and social comparison among athletes.

The survey first examined social comparison between members of a training group or team. Respondents were asked, for example, how much attention they paid to the performance of other athletes and how they evaluated their own performance in relation to other group members. The survey then explored the motivational climate within the training group or team. Respondents were asked to assess, among other things, whether athletes encouraged each other to learn and improve and whether effort and personal development were valued within the group. They were also asked about the coach's behaviour, including whether the coach favoured certain athletes, paid more attention to the best-performing athletes than to others, or encouraged athletes to compete with one another.

Background variables include age, gender, and type of sport (individual or team sport).