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"Det har varit en tråkigare säsong": Elitidrottares upplevelser av förändring i motivation under våren och sommaren 2020 med Covid-19 pandemin
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Occupational Health Science and Psychology, Psychology.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
"It has been a less exciting season" : Elite athlete's experiences of changes in motivation during the spring and summer 2020 with the COVID-29 pandemic (English)
Abstract [sv]

Inom elitidrott beskrivs motivation som något essentiellt för att idrottare ska orka träna och göra det som krävs för att försöka bli bäst i världen. Motivation kan undersökas med hjälp av Self-determination theory där tre grundbehov: autonomi, tillhörighet och kompetens, måste vara uppfyllda för att en inre självbestämmande motivation ska kunna uppnås. Syftet med denna studie var att ta reda på hur elitidrottares motivation förändrades under våren och sommaren 2020 när Covid-19 pandemin satte idrottsvärlden på paus med inställda tävlingar och ett uppskjutet OS. Sju semistrukturerade intervjuer med individuella elitidrottare genomfördes och analyserades med en teoristyrd tematisk analys. Studien kom fram till att elitidrottarna upplevde att deras grundbehov inom motivation påverkades, både positivt och negativt, av Covid-19 pandemin. Studien bidrar till ökad förståelse för elitidrottares behov under pandemin och inom vilka områden de behöver extra stöd.

Abstract [en]

In elite sports, motivation is described as an essential factor an athlete must have to undergo training and to do what is required to become the world’s best. Motivation can be examined using the Self-determination theory, where three basic needs: autonomy, relatedness and competence must be fulfilled to achieve intrinsic self-determined motivation. The purpose of this study was to investigate how motivation of elite athletes changed during the spring and summer 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic put the sports world on paus with cancelled competitions and the postponement of the Olympics. Seven semi-structured interviews with elite athletes, competing in individual sports, were conducted, and analysed with a theoretical thematic analysis. This study concluded that the basic needs in motivation of elite athletes were experienced to be both positively and negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study contributes to an increased understanding of the needs of elite athletes during the pandemic and in which areas they need extra support.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 22
Keywords [en]
Motivation, elite sports, Self-determination theory, COVID-19 pandemic
Keywords [sv]
Motivation, elitidrott, Self-determination theory, Covid-19 pandemin
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-35259OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-35259DiVA, id: diva2:1527358
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Psychology
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no programme (freestanding course)
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Available from: 2021-02-12 Created: 2021-02-10 Last updated: 2025-10-02Bibliographically approved

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