Hogue presents at North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity

Candace Hogue, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (SEPP) Lab, shared her work, "High school coaches who create caring, task-involving motivational climates on their teams found to promote athlete well-being and motivation" at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Annual Conference in New Orleans. This study linked caring, mastery-focused sporting climates to greater sport enjoyment and motivation to continue playing in female athletes. Caring climates were also associated with lower levels of stress, shame, and depression in high school athletes.