Exploring motivation through athlete communication

<p>The current study examined the communication ecology of athlete motivation. Furthermore, gender differences in communication ecologies were evaluated, as were variations in communication tendencies for highly and lowly motivated athletes. Findings suggest that teammates and parents are strong motivators for athletes. Mass media were associated with athlete motivation while social media were not. Gender differences were found with males reporting being more motivated by mass media than females, while females were more strongly motivated by their parents and friends. There were significant differences found in the communication ecologies of highly motivated athletes compared to less motivated athletes. Athletes who were highly motivated communicated more often with interpersonal sources than did less motivated athletes. Implications of the findings and directions for future research are discussed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Davis, Tye G.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Heather Hether

• Communication
• Communication and the arts
• Athletics
• College
• Ecology
• Motivation
• Sports

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Identifier

9781303598807

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-1205