The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between need-supportive coaching behaviour, self-efficacy, subjective task value, goal orientation and engagement among Chinese high school football players, and the mediating role of selfefficacy, subjective task value, and goal orientation in the relationship between needsupportive coaching behaviour and athlete engagement, to better understand the determinants and mechanisms of athlete engagement. Participants were 385 Chinese high school football players (228 boys; 157 girls; Mage = 16.07 years; SD = 1.15; range = 14-19 years) on 20 teams from 45 high schools using a proportional stratified random sampling method. They completed a set of previously validated questionnaires, including the Interpersonal Behaviours Questionnaire (IBQ), Self-efficacy Questionnaire for Soccer (SEQ-S), Subjective Task Value (STV), The Task and Ego Orientations Questionnaire (TEOSQ) and Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ). A mult.....

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