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Studien undersöker hur den stress som idrottare upplever kopplat till idrottsutövandet påverkas av olika motivationsfaktorer, samt hur det återspeglas i deras upplevda prestation. Urvalet bestod av pojkar och flickor i åldern 16 - 20 år som går på idrottsgymnasium. Enkäten besvarades av totalt 87 personer (49 kvinnor och 38 män) som var aktiva inom längdskidor (n = 32), friidrott (n = 34) samt orientering (n = 21). Studiens frågeställningar besvarades med hjälp av självskattningsformulären Sports Motivation Scale II (SMS-II), Attainment of Sport Achievement Goals Scale (ASAG) samt Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale for Adolescent Athletes (PSRS-AA). En korrrelationsanalys visade att det fanns ett svagt samband mellan grad av självbestämmande motivation (RAI) och upplevd prestation samt ett svagt negativt samband mellan stress och självbestämmande motivation. Mer sofistikerade analyser kunde inte bekräfta någon samvariation mellan dessa variabler. Däremot kan man urskilja hur könsskillnader påverkar graden av upplevd stress. Där det var kvinnor som skattade sig högre. Ytterligare studier med större populationer behövs för att prova dessa hypoteser.

The study examines how the stress that athletes experience connected to the exercise of sports is affected by various motivational factors, as well as how it is reflected in their perceived performance. The selection consisted of boys and girls aged 16 - 20 who attend a sports high school. The questionnaire was answered by a total of 87 people (49 women and 38 men) who were active in cross-country skiing (n = 32), athletics (n = 34) and orienteering (n = 21). The study's questions were answered using the self-assessment forms Sports Motivation Scale II (SMS-II), Attainment of Sport Achievement Goals Scale (ASAG) and Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale for Adolescent Athletes (PSRS-AA). A correlation analysis showed that there was a weak relationship between degree of self-determination motivation (RAI) and perceived performance and a weak negative relationship between stress and self-determination motivation. More sophisticated analyzes could not confirm any covariation between these variables. However, it is possible to discern how gender differences affect the degree of perceived stress. Where it was women who rated themselves higher. Further studies with larger populations are needed to test these hypotheses.