College of Physical Education and Health Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China.
College of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China.
PLoS One. 2023 Aug 17;18(8):e0289979. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289979. eCollection 2023.
Coach-athlete relationship (CAR), thriving and athlete engagement are important psychological variables that affect sports performance. On the basis of self-determination theory, this study constructs a mediation model to examine the influence of CAR on athlete engagement and the mediating effect of thriving between them.
This cross-sectional study involves a questionnaire survey with 287 Chinese active athletes (M = 19.63, SD = 2.53) aged 14-26 years (64.5% male, 35.5% female) from eight sports. CAR, thriving and athlete engagement were assessed using the CAR Questionnaire, the Thriving Scale, and the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire, respectively.
CAR and its dimensions can significantly and positively predict athlete engagement, complementarity, commitment, and closeness, accounting for 35.1%, 34.6%, and 30.4% of the cumulative variance in dominance analysis, respectively. The direct and indirect paths show that CAR affects athlete engagement through the mediating effect of thriving. The mediating effect model has a good fit and indirect effects account for 56.9% of the total effects.
The effect of CAR on athlete engagement reflects a practical application of interpersonal dynamics in competitive sports to a certain extent. The following suggestions can be used to improve athlete engagement. First, setting common goals, emphasizing mutual cooperation, and building trust and support, promote coaches and athletes to have a higher sense of commitment and complementarity to each other, thereby helping improve athlete engagement. Second, meeting the vitality and progress needs of athletes effectively mobilizes CAR resources to promote athlete engagement, which can be manipulated by cultivating closeness, commitment, and complementarity. Third, to ensure the athletes' sports state and mental health, the sports team should focus on the cultivation of athletes' capacities to thrive and internally form a dynamic and positive sports atmosphere in their team. In the future, we can track and compare the influence of the improvement of CAR on thriving and athlete engagement can be tracked and compared from the dual perspectives of coaches and athletes.
教练-运动员关系(CAR)、蓬勃发展和运动员参与度是影响运动表现的重要心理变量。基于自我决定理论,本研究构建了一个中介模型,以检验 CAR 对运动员参与度的影响,以及它们之间蓬勃发展的中介作用。
这是一项横断面研究,涉及对来自八个运动项目的 287 名年龄在 14-26 岁的中国现役运动员(64.5%为男性,35.5%为女性)进行问卷调查。使用教练-运动员关系问卷、蓬勃发展量表和运动员参与度问卷分别评估 CAR、蓬勃发展和运动员参与度。
CAR 及其维度可以显著且积极地预测运动员参与度、互补性、承诺和亲密关系,分别占优势分析累积方差的 35.1%、34.6%和 30.4%。直接和间接路径表明,CAR 通过蓬勃发展的中介作用影响运动员参与度。中介效应模型拟合良好,间接效应占总效应的 56.9%。
CAR 对运动员参与度的影响在一定程度上反映了人际动态在竞技体育中的实际应用。以下建议可以用于提高运动员参与度。首先,设定共同目标、强调相互合作以及建立信任和支持,促进教练和运动员之间具有更高的相互承诺和互补性,从而有助于提高运动员参与度。其次,有效满足运动员的活力和进步需求,调动 CAR 资源,促进运动员参与度,通过培养亲密关系、承诺和互补性来操纵这一点。第三,为了确保运动员的运动状态和心理健康,运动队应注重培养运动员的蓬勃发展能力,并在团队内部形成积极的动态运动氛围。未来,我们可以从教练和运动员的双重角度跟踪和比较 CAR 改善对蓬勃发展和运动员参与度的影响。