Association between coach-athlete relationship and athlete engagement in Chinese team sports: The mediating effect of thriving.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

Methods

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.

Results

CAR and its dimensions can significantly and positively predict athlete engagement, complemen

SUBMITTER: Gu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10434943 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature