Assistant professor Zan Gao, Ph.D., and director of the Physical Activity Epidemiology Lab (PAEL), published a paper in International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

The paper, “Need Satisfaction, Motivation, and Engagement Among High Performance Young Athletes: A Multiple Mediation Analysis,” examined the effects of motivation articulated in self-determination theory and the relationship between athlete engagement and satisfaction. Findings highlight the importance of self-determining forms of motivation  in mediating need satisfaction and engagement.

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