Table 1.

Bivariate Correlations of the Measured Variables of the Study among All Participants.

Variables	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Background variables
1. Gender	–
2. Age	–.13*	–
Pre-race measures
3. Autonomous reasons	.01	–.08	–
4. Controlled reasons	.01	–.24**	.25**	–
5. Challenge appraisal	.11	–.28**	.45**	.25**	–
6. Threat appraisal	.20**	–.34**	.06	.43**	.10	–
7. Aspired performance	.48**	.11	–.22**	–.14*	.07	.12	–
Post-race measures
8. Positive self-talk	–.13	.01	.19**	.30**	.26**	.16*	.01	–
9. Negative self-talk	.04	–.19*	.11	.30**	.01	.29**	.04	.23**	–
10. Autonomy satisfaction	–.05	.07	.39**	–.06	.28**	–.24**	.08	.18*	–.25**	–
11. Competence satisfaction	–.11	–.07	.33**	.14	.39**	–.14	–.25**	.28**	–.22**	.49**	–
12. Flow	–.04	–.01	.18*	.08	.28**	–.05	.02	.26**	–.34**	.34**	.44**	–
13. Actual performance	.47**	.11	–.20**	–.07	.03	.14	.91**	.03	.14	.09	–.25**	.00	–

Note. *p < 05. **p < .01.