Li Juan, Li Sitan, Hu Jianbo, Chen Ruichang
School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China.
Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.
Front Psychol. 2021 Mar 23;12:622703. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.622703. eCollection 2021.
Based on social cognitive theory, we studied the relationship between coaches' paternalistic leadership (PL) and youth athletes' organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and the mediation effect of athletes' trust in coaches, in China. This age-specific research was conducted among more than 2,000 Chinese youth soccer players. Overall, 758 youth soccer players, aged 13-18 years, completed a self-report questionnaire. The results showed that the three dimensions of the coaches' PL have different relationships with OCB, and the differences were due to differences in athletes' ages. Additionally, we verified the mediation role of trust. Our research conclusions are of great significance to the study of Chinese youth soccer as in-depth research can provide a deeper and more precise understanding of the relationship between PL and the OCB of Chinese youth soccer players. This study expands the literature on social cognitive theory and sheds light on the relationship between coach leadership and athlete OCB by providing extensive evidence.
基于社会认知理论，我们在中国研究了教练的家长式领导（PL）与青少年运动员的组织公民行为（OCB）之间的关系，以及运动员对教练信任的中介作用。这项针对特定年龄段的研究是在2000多名中国青少年足球运动员中进行的。总体而言，758名年龄在13至18岁之间的青少年足球运动员完成了一份自我报告问卷。结果表明，教练家长式领导的三个维度与组织公民行为有着不同的关系，且差异源于运动员年龄的不同。此外，我们验证了信任的中介作用。我们的研究结论对中国青少年足球研究具有重要意义，因为深入研究可以更深入、更精确地理解家长式领导与中国青少年足球运动员组织公民行为之间的关系。本研究扩展了社会认知理论的文献，并通过提供大量证据揭示了教练领导与运动员组织公民行为之间的关系。
