Peer-Mentoring and Motivational Regulation in Colombian Youth Swimmers

This completed single-group study evaluated regulation-specific motivational changes in Colombian youth swimmers who participated in an sixteen-session peer-mentoring programme. Twenty-nine swimmers completed the Sport Motivation Scale (SMS-28) before the programme and immediately after the sixteen session. The programme consisted of eight weekly group sessions integrated into regular swimming training and included communication activities, athlete narratives, goal setting, reflection on competition experiences, future-self activities and group discussion. The study examined changes across the seven original SMS-28 motivational regulations.