Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Keywords
Coaches (Athletics)--Attitudes; Self-perception; Academic theses;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine coaches' self-perceptions of their competence in (a) training and instruction, (b) positive feedback, and (c) social support. Also, differences in coaches' gender, competitive level, leadership style, gender of athletes, age, and number of years coaching were investigated in relation to their self-perceptions. A modified questionnaire from Ipinmoroti (2002) was used as the instrument in this study. The questionnaire included three of the five subscales of the leadership scale for sport: (a) training and instruction, (b) positive feedback, and (c) social support. A total of 85 coaches participated in this study. A series of analysis of variance tests (ANOVA's) were conducted to determine group differences on the dependent variables. Results indicated that overall coaches rated themselves high in the three areas of interest. College coaches reported higher perceptions of using social support than did junior high or high school coaches. Also, female coaches reported higher perceptions of using positive feedback than did male coaches. No other differences were found between coaches' gender, competitive level, leadership style, and gender of athletes, age, and number of years coaching related to their perceptions of behaviors.
Year of Submission
2007
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Windee M. Weiss
Second Advisor
Mickey G. Mack
Third Advisor
Iradge Ahrabi-Fard
Date Original
2007
Object Description
1 PDF file (56 leaves)
Copyright
©2007 Scott D. Salthun
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Salthun, Scott D., "Differences in Junior High, High School, and College Coaches’ Self-Perceptions of Behavior" (2007). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1763.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1763
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