Effects of leadership style on coach-athlete relationship, athletes’ motivations, and athlete satisfaction

Frontiers in Psychology

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Adam Love¹  Yun Jin²  Jie Zhao²  Hao Jin³  Seungmo Kim⁴ 

[1] Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, The University of Tennessee;College of Physical Education, Hebei Normal University;FIBA China;Department of Sport and Physical Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University

关键词: Democratic leadership;    Autocratic leadership;    Coach athlete relationship;    Motivation;    athlete satisfaction;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1012953

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The current study investigated the impacts of autocratic and democratic leadership styles leadership style on the coach-athlete relationship, athletes' motivations, and athlete satisfaction. Survey data were collected from 298 student-athletes (male = 157; 52.7%, female =141; 47.3%) from 20 different Chinese collegiate sports. The results indicated democratic leadership had a direct positive influence on the coach-athlete relationship, while autocratic leadership had no direct effect. Both leadership styles did not influence autonomous motivation. The coach-athlete relationship, meanwhile, had a full mediation effect between democratic leadership and athletes’ motivation and satisfaction. In addition, autonomous motivation had a partial mediation effect between the coach-athlete relationship and athlete satisfaction. Ultimately, the results underscore the need for coaches and administrators to understand the impact of different leadership styles and highlight the importance of democratic leadership in improving athletes’ psychological outcomes.

【 授权许可】

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