Leadership, Mental Toughness, and Attachment Relationship in the World Beach Volleyball Context

For a long time, competitive sport has focused only on aspects related to performance. However, studies in social psychology have indicated the importance of focusing on the human development of athletes, which can occur through training environments that promote psychological well-being. Thus, this...

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Published in:Sustainability 2021-10, Vol.13 (19), p.10748
Main Authors: Caruzzo, Nayara Malheiros, Vissoci, João Ricardo Nickenig, Contreira, Andressa Ribeiro, Caruzzo, Aryelle Malheiros, Fiorese, Lenamar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
Beaches
Behavior
Coaches & managers
Impact analysis
Leadership
Political leadership
Psychological factors
Questionnaires
Sustainability
Toughness
Volleyball
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Summary:For a long time, competitive sport has focused only on aspects related to performance. However, studies in social psychology have indicated the importance of focusing on the human development of athletes, which can occur through training environments that promote psychological well-being. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the impact of the coach-athlete attachment style, mediated by the coach’s leadership style, on the mental toughness of athletes in the world beach volleyball context. Elite beach volleyball athletes (n = 65), participants of the World Tour 2018, were part of the study. The Coach-Athlete Attachment Scale (CAAS), Mental Toughness Index (MTI) and Leadership Scale for Sport (LSS) were used as instruments. For data analyses we used polychoric correlation and a bias-corrected factor score path analysis. Path analysis showed that perceived secure attachment was positively associated with athletes’ mental toughness (0.24; 0.31; 0.25), but leadership styles did not mediate this relationship. For athletes with anxious attachment profiles, the perception of autocratic leadership style was associated with athletes’ mental toughness (1.01; p = 0.03), when their interaction style is focused on coaching-instruction. It concludes that the secure attachment relationship can bring increases in levels of athletic mental toughness, whereas for athletes with insecure attachment, the autocratic style was shown to be associated with the highest levels of mental toughness.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su131910748