Transcendent motivations and virtue development in adolescent marathon runners

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ID19280449
AutoresSarah A Schnitker (0000-0002-2403-9765, Psychology and Neuroscience Baylor University Waco Texas, autor correspondente), Madison Kawakami Gilbertson (0000-0002-3823-8546, School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena California), Benjamin Houltberg (Performance Science Institute, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California Los Angeles California), Benjamin J Houltberg (0000-0001-7082-6981, University of Southern California), Sam A Hardy (0000-0003-1907-5080, Psychology, Brigham Young University Provo Utah), Nathaniel Fernandez (School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena California)
Ano2020
Volume88
Fascículo2
Páginas237-248
Data de publicação2020-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Personality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jopy.12481
PMID30985003
OpenAlexW2936833067
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas53

OBJECTIVE: To understand how health, prosocial, and spiritual motivations correspond to changes in the virtues of self-control, patience, and interpersonal generosity among adolescents and emerging adults. METHOD: Participants included adolescent and emerging adult athletes (N = 396; 12-22 years, M = 18.42, SD = 2.03) on marathon training teams fundraising for a faith-based charity. Participants completed self-report questionnaires four times over six months. Participants were 63% female and identified as 61% Caucasian, 17% Latino/a, 10% African American, 6% Asian American, and 6% other. RESULTS: Bivariate latent growth curve models showed positive relations between baseline levels of transcendent motivations (spiritual, prosocial) and all three virtues (self-control, patience, interpersonal generosity) as well as baseline health motivation and self-control. Linear slopes in all three motivations were positively correlated with change in patience, and greater decreases in these motivations from wave 1 to wave 2 before recovering motivation in subsequent waves correlated with less change in patience. Only the linear slope in prosocial motivation positively correlated with change in generosity. None of the motivation slopes correlated with change in self-control. CONCLUSIONS: More than just sport participation is required to cultivate virtue in adolescents; instead, transcendent and non-transcendent motivations are concurrently developing for athletes who increase in prosocial virtues

Altruism (biology) · Athletes · Developmental psychology · Generosity · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Patience · Prosocial behavior · Theology · Virtue · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology