Abstract
The attempt to balance the requirements of athletic and academic demands prompts extensive research agendas from higher education and athletic stakeholders to examine how extrinsic and socio-environmental factors affect the desired outcomes of student athletes. Reputable motivation literature describes needs as the starting point of motivation and influences behaviors embedded within cultural and systematic structures. Thus, the purpose of this study is to understand how sport participation influences athletic and academic performance through Learned Needs Theory (LNT). This study provides insight to processes of motivation that contribute to knowledge, practical implications, and research that translates to research-based approaches to increase and consider varying need fulfillment of student athletes.
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Rutledge, Michael E. II
(2023)
"Exploring how Student Athletes Balance Athletic, Academic, and Personal Needs Through Learned Needs Theory.,"
Journal of Research Initiatives: Vol. 7:
Iss.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri/vol7/iss2/4
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