Comparison of coach-athlete relationships in team and individual sports in Kermanshah and the relationship with self-confidence

Document Type : علمی - ترویجی

Authors

1 Master of Psychology, University of Science and Research

2 Master of Sports Management, Razi University of Kermanshah

3 Assistant Professor of Sports Psychology, Farhangian University of Tehran

4 PhD student in Sports Management, Razi University of Kermanshah

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the coach-athlete relationship in team and individual sports in adolescent athletes and its relationship to their sport self confidence. Participants were 300 male athletes with mean of age (16.40± 1.92) which be selected randomly-startified of adolescent athletes in Kermanshah, and completed Jowett & Ntoumanis (2003) coach-athlete relationship questionnaire and Self-confidence questionnaire of the subscale of Competitive State Anxiety Inventory 2 (CSAI-2) made by Martens, Vealry and Burton(1990). Descriptive statistics for data analysis, t-test for comparing and multiple regression for correlation in significance level of P<0.01 was used.
Results: T test results showed athletes in team and individual associated with different coaches to understand. Pearson correlation coefficient showed a significant positive correlation between the coachathlete relationship and self-confidence in athletes. Regression analysis revealed that the self-confidence can be predicted from closeness, commitment, and Complementarity components.
Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that athletes in team and individual sports perceived their relationship with coaches differently, and athletes from individual sports reported being closer, more committed and more complementarity to their coach and the better the coach-athlete relationship, showed higher the self- confidence.

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  • Receive Date: 19 May 2015
  • Revise Date: 10 February 2021
  • Accept Date: 31 December 2020

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