In this study, involving 585 youth sport coaches (M_age = 35.76), the authors investigated whether coaches who perceive their environment to be highly evaluative would report acting in a more controlling or pressuring way. In a subsample (n = 211, M_age = 38.14), they examined the explanatory role of coaches’ experiences of psychological need frustration in this relation. They also considered whether years of coaching experience would serve as a buffer against the adverse effects of an evaluative context. In line with the tenets of self-determination theory, results of structural equation modeling indicated that an evaluative context was related to the use of a more controlling coaching style, with experiences of need frustration accounting for this relation. Coaching experience did not play any moderating role, suggesting that even more experienced coaches are vulnerable to the harmful correlates of an evaluative sport context.

在这项研究中，涉及585名青年体育教练（中号_年龄 = 35.76），作者研究了谁认为他们的环境教练是否是高度评价将报告更控制或施压的方式行事。在子样本中（n  = 211，M_年龄 = 38.14），他们研究了教练的心理需求挫折经历在这种关系中的解释作用。他们还考虑了多年的教练经验是否可以缓冲评估环境的不利影响。与自我决定理论的宗旨相吻合，结构方程建模的结果表明，评估上下文与使用更具控制力的教练风格有关，需要挫折的经历可以解释这种关系。教练经验没有起到任何调节作用，这表明，即使是经验更丰富的教练也容易受到评估性运动环境的有害影响。