PMID- 33613369 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240330 IS - 1664-1078 (Print) IS - 1664-1078 (Electronic) IS - 1664-1078 (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2020 TI - Coaches' Corrective Feedback, Psychological Needs, and Subjective Vitality in Mexican Soccer Players. PG - 631586 LID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.631586 [doi] LID - 631586 AB - In the sport context, an essential aspect of an athlete's development and performance happens during the interaction with the coach while receiving information on the aspects of performance that need to be modified (corrective feedback). Grounded in the Self-Determination Theory and particularly on the basic psychological needs theory, a structural equation model (SEM) was tested with the following sequence: perception of the amount of corrective feedback generated by the coach, perceived legitimacy of corrective feedback, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and vitality in soccer players. Additionally, simple mediation and serial (double) mediation models were also tested. Participants were 377 Mexican soccer players (M(aged) = 16.46, SD = 1.08), who completed the instruments that evaluated the study variables. SEM results reported positive and significant variables' interrelations in the sequence. The analysis of serial mediation model showed that the perceived legitimacy of feedback and the satisfaction of basic psychological needs fully mediated the relationship between the perception of the amount of corrective feedback generated by the coach and the perception of the subjective vitality of Mexican soccer players. Results suggest that coaches have to ensure that athletes accept the corrective feedback provided and meet their basic psychological needs. Based on SDT tenets, this research highlights the importance for coaches to be aware of the athlete's perceptions when they are providing corrective feedback and their implications for athlete's technical development and well-being. It is suggested to incorporate those aspects to training programs for coaches. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Tristan, Rios-Escobedo, Lopez-Walle, Zamarripa, Narvaez and Alvarez. FAU - Tristan, Jose AU - Tristan J AD - Faculty of Sports Organization, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico. FAU - Rios-Escobedo, Rosa Maria AU - Rios-Escobedo RM AD - Faculty of Sports Organization, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico. FAU - Lopez-Walle, Jeanette M AU - Lopez-Walle JM AD - Faculty of Sports Organization, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico. FAU - Zamarripa, Jorge AU - Zamarripa J AD - Faculty of Sports Organization, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico. FAU - Narvaez, Miguel A AU - Narvaez MA AD - Department of Kinesiology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, United States. FAU - Alvarez, Octavio AU - Alvarez O AD - Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210204 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Psychol JT - Frontiers in psychology JID - 101550902 PMC - PMC7889959 OTO - NOTNLM OT - basic psychological needs OT - corrective feedback OT - legitimacy of feedback OT - serial mediation model OT - subjective vitality COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/23 06:01 PMCR- 2021/02/04 CRDT- 2021/02/22 05:53 PHST- 2020/11/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/02/22 05:53 [entrez] PHST- 2021/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/23 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/02/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.631586 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Psychol. 2021 Feb 4;11:631586. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.631586. eCollection 2020.