Loughead Todd M, Fransen Katrien, Van Puyenbroeck Stef, Hoffmann Matt D, De Cuyper Bert, Vanbeselaere Norbert, Boen Filip
a Department of Kinesiology , University of Windsor , Windsor , Canada.
b Department of Kinesiology , KU Leuven , Leuven , Belgium.
J Sports Sci. 2016 Nov;34(21):2063-73. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2016.1150601. Epub 2016 Feb 22.
Two studies investigated the structure of different athlete leadership networks and its relationship to cohesion using social network analysis. In Study 1, we examined the relationship between a general leadership quality network and task and social cohesion as measured by the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ). In Study 2, we investigated the leadership networks for four different athlete leadership roles (task, motivational, social and external) and their association with task and social cohesion networks. In Study 1, the results demonstrated that the general leadership quality network was positively related to task and social cohesion. The results from Study 2 indicated positive correlations between the four leadership networks and task and social cohesion networks. Further, the motivational leadership network emerged as the strongest predictor of the task cohesion network, while the social leadership network was the strongest predictor of the social cohesion network. The results complement a growing body of research indicating that athlete leadership has a positive association with cohesion.
两项研究运用社会网络分析方法，探究了不同运动员领导网络的结构及其与凝聚力的关系。在研究1中，我们通过团体环境问卷（GEQ）考察了一般领导素质网络与任务凝聚力和社会凝聚力之间的关系。在研究2中，我们调查了四种不同运动员领导角色（任务型、激励型、社交型和外部型）的领导网络及其与任务凝聚力和社会凝聚力网络的关联。在研究1中，结果表明一般领导素质网络与任务凝聚力和社会凝聚力呈正相关。研究2的结果显示，四种领导网络与任务凝聚力和社会凝聚力网络之间存在正相关。此外，激励型领导网络是任务凝聚力网络的最强预测指标，而社交型领导网络是社会凝聚力网络的最强预测指标。这些结果补充了越来越多的研究，表明运动员领导力与凝聚力呈正相关。
