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. 2019 Nov 12;10:2543. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02543

TABLE 3.

Correlation matrix for study variables.

Variables CAR BPN Athletic satisfaction



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Closeness – 0.49∗ 0.42∗ 0.21∗ 0.12 0.15∗ 0.24∗ 0.43∗ 0.47∗
2. Commitment 0.43∗ – 0.53∗ 0.30∗ 0.37∗ 0.22∗ 0.43∗ 0.40∗ 0.53∗
3. Complementarity 0.55∗ 0.55∗ – 0.43∗ 0.41∗ 0.34∗ 0.40∗ 0.36∗ 0.35∗
4. Competence 0.19∗ 0.27∗ 0.30∗ – 0.52∗ 0.43∗ 0.57∗ 0.31∗ 0.33∗
5. Autonomy 0.27∗ 0.34∗ 0.33∗ 0.40∗ – 0.32∗ 0.42∗ 0.39∗ 0.46∗
6. Relatedness 0.23∗ 0.32∗ 0.29∗ 0.17∗ 0.25∗ – 0.28∗ 0.17∗ 0.31∗
7. Training-instruction 0.42∗ 0.42∗ 0.46∗ 0.25∗ 0.25∗ 0.32∗ – 0.63∗ 0.51∗
8. Individual performance 0.24∗ 0.36∗ 0.29∗ 0.35∗ 0.28∗ 0.22∗ 0.48∗ – 0.52
9. Personal treatment 0.45∗ 0.50∗ 0.52∗ 0.36∗ 0.30∗ 0.25∗ 0.55∗ 0.43∗ –

∗Pearson correlations, significant values for p < 0.05. Upper triangle (Correlation coefficients for coaches) – Lower triangle (Correlation coefficients for athletes). CART (1. Closeness; 2.Commitment; 3. Complementarity); BPN (4. Competence; 5. Autonomy; 6. Relatedness); ST (7. Training-instruction; 8. Individual performance; 9. Personal treatment). CAR: coach-athlete relationship subscales; BPN: Basic Psychological needs subscale. Source: the authors. Bold values correspond to statistically significant correlations between variables.