Compare And Contrast Article Review 1
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The two groups used in the articles had key similarities and differences. One is that the participants from the two groups were team sports athletes. However, participants in the first article played on the national level in various sports. The difference between the two groups is that the participants in the second article were winter sports athletes from three-sport universities (Sheehan et al., 2018).
The athletes in the first article were from six sports, which include football, hockey, rugby, basketball, hurling, soccer, and Gaelic football. Overall, the first article used a sample of 215 participants, while the second used 685 participants. The similarity between the two articles regarding the study method is that they used the qualitative research methodology through participant observation. The first article used the SPSS and Mplus model, which summarizes descriptive statistics and correlation coefficients (Sheehan et al., 2018). In contrast, the second article used the SPSS model 26.0 and Amos 26.0 to outline the correlation coefficients and descriptive statistics. (Wu et al., 2021).
The first article concludes that meeting basic needs helps to motivate athletes through competence motivation influences the mental health of athletes. In contrast, the second concludes that athletes' motivational approaches are critical for managing mental health. These findings from the two articles influence the general conclusion of the paper. They draw conclusion that the study's findings are applicable to everyday life because they provide insight into the motivating mechanisms that athletes use to satisfy their basic requirements (Wu et al., 2021). Additionally, they emphasize how addressing the most basic needs is linked to motivating patterns in athletes.
Findings from the overall article are useful in understanding the numerous factors that can cause mental health concerns in sports.
References
- Sheehan, R. B., Herring, M. P., & Campbell, M. J. (2018). Associations between motivation and mental health in sport: A test of the hierarchical model of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 707.
- Wu, X., Zainal Abidin, N. E., & Aga Mohd Jaladin, R. (2021). Motivational processes influencing mental health among winter sports athletes in China. Frontiers in Psychology, 3727.