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Perception of Coaching Behaviors, Coping, and Achievement in a Sport Competition

Véronique FrancheMichel NicolasPatrick Gaudreau

subject

AdultMaleCompetitive BehaviorCoping (psychology)Stress managementAdolescentmedia_common.quotation_subjectAthletic PerformanceCoachingDevelopmental psychologyYoung AdultInterpersonal relationshipSocial supportPerceptionAdaptation PsychologicalHumansInterpersonal RelationsProspective StudiesSocial BehaviorInternal-External ControlApplied Psychologymedia_commonMotivationbusiness.industrySocial perceptionSocial SupportAchievementLeadershipSocial PerceptionCompetitive behaviorFemalebusinessPsychologyGoalsSocial psychologyStress PsychologicalSports

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This study examined the relationship between perceived coaching behaviors, coping strategies during a sport competition, and sport achievement. A prospective design was used in which 80 athletes from individual sports completed measures of perceived coaching behaviors two days before a competition (Time 1) and measures of coping and sport achievement within three hours after a sport competition (Time 2). As expected, results of multiple regressions indicated that supportive coaching was a positive predictor of task-oriented coping and sport achievement whereas unsupportive coaching was a positive predictor of disengagement-oriented coping. Both types of coping were significantly associated with sport achievement. Task-oriented coping was a significant partial mediator in the relation between supportive coaching and sport achievement. This study, which contributes to both the coaching and coping literatures, highlights the role of supportive coaching behaviors in the initiation of effective stress management during sport competitions.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2011-06-01Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.33.3.460