Empowering young athletes: the influence of autonomy-supportive coaching on resilience, optimism, and development.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The present study investigates how autonomy-supportive coaching style influences youth athlete development through psychological resilience and dispositional optimism. Despite growing interest in factors that contribute to athlete development, gaps remain in understanding how coaching approaches interact with psychological traits to foster youth athletes' growth. This study addresses these gaps by proposing a serial mediation model in which autonomy-supportive coaching indirectly enhances athlete development through resilience and optimism.

Methods

Data were collected from 325 youth athletes and their coaches across training facilities and schools in China, and analyzed using structural equation modeling in SmartPLS.

Results

Results indicate that autonomy

SUBMITTER: Zhang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11750835 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature