Top-down or button-up? The reciprocal longitudinal relationship between athletes’ team satisfaction and life satisfaction

Chen, Lung Hung; Wu, Chia-Huei; Lin, Shin-Huei; Ye, Yun-Ci

doi:10.1037/spy0000086

Top-down or button-up? The reciprocal longitudinal relationship between athletes’ team satisfaction and life satisfaction

Chen, Lung Hung; Wu, Chia-Huei; Lin, Shin-Huei; Ye, Yun-Ci

Authors

Lung Hung Chen

Chia-Huei Wu

Shin-Huei Lin

Yun-Ci Ye

Abstract

The present study aims to explore the relationship between athletes’ team satisfaction and their life satisfaction. Drawing on the top-down theory (i.e., overall satisfaction predicts domain satisfaction) and bottom-up theory (i.e., overall satisfaction is predicted by domain satisfaction) of subjective well-being, the authors propose that a reciprocal longitudinal relationship exists between athletes’ team satisfaction and their life satisfaction. A 3-wave longitudinal study is conducted with adolescent athletes from diverse sports. The results of latent difference score modeling support the hypothesis by showing a reciprocal longitudinal relationship between athletes’ team satisfaction and their life satisfaction, but the effect from athletes’ team satisfaction to life satisfaction is more consistent across waves. Implications, limitations, and future studies are discussed.

Citation

Chen, L. H., Wu, C., Lin, S., & Ye, Y. (2018). Top-down or button-up? The reciprocal longitudinal relationship between athletes’ team satisfaction and life satisfaction. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 7(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000086

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jan 3, 2017
Online Publication Date	Feb 27, 2017
Publication Date	Feb 1, 2018
Deposit Date	Jul 13, 2018
Publicly Available Date	Jul 16, 2018
Journal	Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
Print ISSN	2157-3905
Electronic ISSN	2157-3913
Publisher	American Psychological Association
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	7
Issue	1
Pages	1-12
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000086
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1325906

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