Coach-athlete relationship and coach leadership or behaviours considered together are better predictors of athletes' and coaches' outcomes than either alone¶
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q2 i? Recent research indicates that coach-athlete relationships combined with coach leadership, and relationships combined with coach behaviours, are better predictors of athletes' and coaches' outcomes. → Jowett 2017
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Jowett 2017¶
Jowett, S. (2017). Coaching Effectiveness: The Coach-Athlete Relationship at its Heart. Current Opinion in Psychology, 16, 154-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.05.006
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The review reports that research combining relationship quality with coach leadership or coach behaviours found the combined constructs better predict athletes' and coaches' outcomes. It prints no effect sizes or test statistics for this finding.
"More, recently research has indicated that coach-athlete relationships and coach leadership as well as coach-athlete relationships and coach behaviours when considered together are better predictors of athletes' and coaches' outcomes [43, 44, 45]."
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Related Claims¶
- The quality of the coach-athlete relationship as defined by the 4Cs is instrumental to performance success and wellbeing — related
- Good quality coach-athlete relationships are associated with satisfaction with performance, personal treatment and training, higher motivation and physical self-concept, and greater team cohesion and collective efficacy — related
- Chicago students gain most in achievement when strong academic press and strong social support occur together, and learn less when either is strong and the other weak — a broader claim this one bears on
- Same-gender coach-athlete dyads perceive higher relationship quality (closeness, commitment, complementarity) than other-gender dyads — related
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Coach-athlete relationship and coach leadership or behaviours considered together are better predictors of athletes' and coaches' outcomes than either alone |
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Coach-athlete relationship and coach leadership or behaviours considered together are better predictors of athletes' and coaches' outcomes than either alone |
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