An investigation of coach autonomy support, life skills acquisition, and the five Cs among junior and senior secondary school athletes in Botswana.
Guided by models of positive youth development (PYD), this study examined the associations among perceived coach autonomy support, life skills acquisition, and the Five Cs of PYD. Cross-sectional data were collected from a purposive sample of 300 youth athletes (M= 17.16, SD = 1.28, male = 53.5%) re...
| Published in: | International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 1586 - 1608 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2025
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