Awareness and use of motivational interviewing reported by Canadian university sport coaches

International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring

Philip M. Wilson¹  Diane E. Mack¹  Colin M. Wierts² 

[1] Brock University;University of British Columbia;

关键词: self-motivation;    coach-athlete communication;    behaviour change;    coach education;   

DOI  :  10.24384/k0xn-af87

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a communication strategy to facilitate behaviour change yet MI research in sport is scant.This study investigated awareness and use of MI by coaches in Canadian university sport using a non-experimental design. Less than one-third of the male (30.2%) and one-quarter of the female (20.0%) coaches reported awareness of MI with a similar pattern noted for male (32.0%) and female (25.8%) coaches’ reported use of MI.No sex-based differences in MI awareness and use were evident (p's > .05). Overall, low awareness and use of MI reported by coaches have implications for designing coach education programs.

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