Zhao Zhihao, Che Xiang, Wang Haopeng, Zheng Yi, Ma Ning, Gao Liquan, Shui Yizhou
School of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Jan 31;15(2):155. doi: 10.3390/bs15020155.
This study was carried out to explore the mechanism between athlete participation and team cohesion for adolescent school soccer players. We examined the mediating role of athlete engagement and collective self-esteem between athlete participation and team cohesion for adolescent soccer players. A comprehensive investigation of 1659 primary and middle school soccer players was conducted using the Athlete Participation Scale, Athlete Engagement Questionnaire, Collective Self-Esteem Scale, and Team Cohesion Scale, and we conducted correlation, regression and pathway analyses among the variables. We found the following for adolescent soccer players: (1) Athlete engagement plays a complete mediating role between athlete participation and team cohesion. (2) Collective self-esteem plays a complete mediating role between athlete participation and team cohesion. (3) Athlete participation does not directly predict team cohesion, but can influence team cohesion through the chain mediation of athlete engagement and collective self-esteem. This study built a chain mediation model showing that athlete engagement and team cohesion mediated athlete participation and team cohesion, to investigate its mediating role for adolescent soccer players. This study provides theoretical guidance and an empirical basis for the intervention of athlete participation on team cohesion in soccer sports among adolescents.
本研究旨在探讨青少年学校足球运动员的运动员参与度与团队凝聚力之间的机制。我们考察了运动员投入和集体自尊在青少年足球运动员的运动员参与度与团队凝聚力之间的中介作用。使用运动员参与量表、运动员投入问卷、集体自尊量表和团队凝聚力量表对1659名中小学足球运动员进行了全面调查，并对变量进行了相关分析、回归分析和路径分析。我们发现青少年足球运动员存在以下情况：（1）运动员投入在运动员参与度与团队凝聚力之间起完全中介作用。（2）集体自尊在运动员参与度与团队凝聚力之间起完全中介作用。（3）运动员参与度不直接预测团队凝聚力，但可通过运动员投入和集体自尊的链式中介影响团队凝聚力。本研究构建了一个链式中介模型，表明运动员投入和集体自尊在运动员参与度与团队凝聚力之间起中介作用，以考察其对青少年足球运动员的中介作用。本研究为青少年足球运动中运动员参与度对团队凝聚力的干预提供了理论指导和实证依据。
