Satisfaction and the coach–athlete relationship: The mediating role of trust
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Juan Li
School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, People’s Republic of China; Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Jianbo Hu
State Grid Shandong Electric Power Company, Luneng Sports Culture Branch
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- Keywords:
- athlete satisfaction, sports performance, coach–athlete relationship, trust, sport team, young athlete
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We examined the link between player satisfaction and the coach–athlete relationship within the organizational environment of a youth football team, and the mediating effect of players’ trust in the coach. Participants were 223 young footballers aged between 13 and 19 years, who completed an anonymous self-report survey to assess satisfaction, the coach–athlete relationship, and trust. The results show that players’ satisfaction had a significant predictive effect on the coach–athlete relationship, and that players’ trust in their coach played a mediating role in this relationship. The results provide researchers with a new perspective for studying the relationships between trust in coaches, athlete satisfaction, and coach–athlete relationships in sports organizations.
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- 2020-11-18
- Issue
- Vol. 49 No. 2 (2021)
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