Author:
Llanos-Muñoz Rubén,Pulido Juan J.,Nobari Hadi,Raya-González Javier,López-Gajardo Miguel A.
Abstract
Abstract
Background
In the sports context, coaches must be able to improve their players physically, psychologically, and socially. Hence, a fundamental part of this process is the athlete’s individual resilience (IR).
Methods
Three hundred and fifteen youth team-sport players (boys: n = 283; Mage = 16.02, SD = 0.56; and girls: n = 32; Mage = 15.92, SD = 0.62) completed the measures of coach’s interpersonal style, individual resilience, perceived performance, and team adherence intention (intention to remain on the same team the following year) twice (Time 1: mid-season; Time 2: end-season). Structural equation modeling was used to test the relationships between variables.
Results
The results showed that coach support was positively related to IR (p < 0.001) and, in turn, IR to individual (p < 0.01) and team performance (p < 0.05) at Time 1, and to individual performance (p < 0.001) and team adherence intention at Time 2 (p < 0.01). In addition, team performance at Time 2 was positively related to team adherence intention (p < 0.001). Finally, a mediating effect of IR was observed between interpersonal coaching style, individual and team performance, and team adherence intention.
Conclusions
These results show the importance of a supportive interpersonal coaching style to foster athletes’ levels of resilience, which could have positive consequences in performance (individual and team) and team adherence intention.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Psychology,General Medicine
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