Perceived Motivational Climate and Sport Emotions as Predictors of Resilience Among Collegiate Athletes in Region X: A Convergent Design

Resilience applied in sport is a multidimensional construct that plays in integral in the realm of sport. It was reported that low resiliency among athlete’s remains prevalent and remains as a main concerns in sports. Although there is a growing interest in investigating resilience, there is still an existing scarcity of studies that investigated the interplay of perceived motivational climate, sports emotions and resilience using a mixed method approach. This study will utilized a mixed method approach specifically a convergent design, to determine the influence of perceived motivational climate and sport emotion on resilience among collegiate athletes in Region X. A sample of 353 respondents, 10 in-depth-interview and 7 FGD participants were involved in the study. A series of questionnaires and interview guide were used to collect the needed data. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the influence of the two independent variables to the dependent variable. The results showed that in singular capacity, only sport emotions showed a significant influence to resilience. There were five essential themes that emerged from the lived experiences of the participants. Further, the merging of quantitative and qualitative findings produced a merging-converging nature regarding resilience and a merging-diverging nature on the roles of experiences in shaping the commitment of the athletes towards resilience.