SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2025
A systematic review and meta-analysis of motivational climate and youth sport outcomes: examining a hierarchical effects model.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Motivational climate in school sport and adolescent mental health: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Leadership in public administration amid crisis: a meta-analysis of leadership styles and crisis management related outcomes.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Understanding Variation in Social and Emotional Learning Effects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Physical Education and Physical Activity.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- Influence of a caring, task-involving motivational climate on army cadets' self-efficacy, arousal, attentional focus, and marksmanship performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Teacher interpersonal behaviors and student engagement in single-gender physical education: the mediating role of achievement emotions and the moderating effect of class gender composition.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Correlates of competitive anxiety in student athletes: the interactive roles of competitive stress, psychological resilience, and achievement motivation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: Although the beneficial impact of motivational climate on adolescent sport participation is well-established, key questions remain unresolved regarding its hierarchical mechanism and the relative efficacy across climate types. This study applies a meta-analytic approach to reveal the deep structural mechanism of motivational climate to guide theoretical improvement and provide empirical support for optimal implementation in physical education. Methods: Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, we systematically searched the Web of Science and CNKI databases for studies published between 2015 and 2025. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using JBI critical appraisal tools. A total of 177 studies, yielding 334 independent effect sizes, were included in the final analysis. A random-effects model was used to conduct the main meta-analysis, moderator analyses, and publication bias tests. Results: The meta-analysis revealed a moderate overall positive association between motivational climate and youth outcomes ( Conclusion: The pattern of association between motivational climate and adolescent outcomes is consistent with a psychological-to-behavioral hierarchical model. This underscores motivational climate as a key "psychological architect" that influences longer-term behavior and performance indirectly through internal psychological states. The study highlights aspects of this motivational climate by not only demonstrating its positive influence, but also unmasking its structural pathways and offering us promising climate models with some educational significance. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD420251155621, identifier: CRD420251155621.
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