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December 11, 2025South African Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Chronological versus skeletal age and its relationship with motivational profiles and psychological skills among male youth football players from South Africa

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SDSindiso Rangirirai DubeEWEirik Halvorsen WikSCSean P. Cumming

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Overview

This study finds amotivation impacts psychological skills in South African youth football players, suggesting age-related effects.

Key Points

  • This research investigates the relationships between chronological age, skeletal age, and psychological factors in youth football players.
  • Data were collected from 109 male football players from South Africa.
  • Participants completed the Sport Motivation Scale-II and Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28.
  • Mean chronological age was 14.8 years and mean skeletal age was 14.2 years.
  • Amotivation and external regulation varied significantly across chronological age groups.
  • A decline in self-determined motivation was observed as chronological age increased between ages 15 to 17.
  • Significant correlations were found between amotivation and coachability with both chronological and skeletal age.

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Dube et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401b0d2d562116f28f708fhttps://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516x/2025/v37i1a21882
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