Using the Conceptual Framework for Examining Sport Teams to Understand Group Dynamics in Professional Soccer

(1) Background: The aim of this study is to propose a model of the interactions of group dynamics using the conceptual framework to examine sports teams; (2) Methods: The hypothesized model includes measures of group structure (authentic leadership, perceived justice, coaching competency, role clari...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-11, Vol.19 (23), p.15782
Main Authors: González-Ponce, Inmaculada, Díaz-García, Jesús, Ponce-Bordón, José C, Jiménez-Castuera, Ruth, López-Gajardo, Miguel A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambiguity
Athletic Performance
Behavior
Coaching
Cohesion
Communication
Competence
Cooperation
Female
Group Dynamics
Group identity
Group Processes
Humans
Justice
Leadership
Male
Memory
Mentoring
Perceptions
Professional sports
Questionnaires
Role ambiguity
Role conflict
Soccer
Sports
Team sports
Teams
Variables
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Summary:(1) Background: The aim of this study is to propose a model of the interactions of group dynamics using the conceptual framework to examine sports teams; (2) Methods: The hypothesized model includes measures of group structure (authentic leadership, perceived justice, coaching competency, role clarity/ambiguity, and role conflict), group cohesion (cohesion and team conflict), and group processes (collective efficacy and transactive memory systems). Participants were 581 professional soccer players ( = 24.51, = 3.73; 356 males and 225 females) who completed a multisection questionnaire assessing group dynamics variables; (3) Results: The results show that coach leadership predicts coaching competency and perceived justice, and both competency and justice predict role ambiguity and role conflict. Furthermore, role ambiguity and role conflict predict group cohesion and team conflict, whereas group cohesion and team conflict both predict the transactive memory system. Finally, collective efficacy is predicted by the transactive memory system; (4) Conclusions: The results suggest the importance of coach behavior (leadership, justice, and competency) and group processes to improving team functioning in a professional sports context.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph192315782