Table 1
Sport background of the students in the study
|
Variable |
n (%) |
|---|---|
|
Type of sport in which participated the longest | |
|
– None |
18 (9%) |
|
– Individual sport |
84 (42%) |
|
– Team sport |
98 (49%) |
|
Highest level of sport involvement | |
|
– Recreational non-competitive |
51 (28%) |
|
– Competed in intramurals or in a recreational league |
18 (10%) |
|
– Competed against athletes from my city/town and nearby communities |
38 (21%) |
|
– Competed against athletes from around my province/state/territory |
24 (13%) |
|
– Competed against athletes from nearby provinces/states/territories |
18 (10%) |
|
– Competed at a National Championship |
22 (12%) |
|
– Competed against athletes from a country other than my own or as a member of a national team |
11 (6%) |
Table 2
Means (standard deviations) on the measures of the needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness in the study sample of medical students
|
Variable |
All (n = 200) |
None (n = 18) |
Individual sport (n = 84) |
Team sport (n = 98) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Autonomy |
17.41 (2.92) |
17.00 (3.74) |
17.36 (2.75) |
17.52 (2.92) |
|
Competence |
18.44 (2.49) |
18.44 (2.62) |
18.33 (2.63) |
18.55 (2.36) |
|
Relatedness |
18.59 (3.49) |
17.44 (4.06)* |
18.12 (3.62) |
19.19 (3.16)* |
*Indicates a statistically significant mean difference (p < 0.05); Hedges’ g = 0.52.