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The Effect of Coaches’ Nonverbal Behavior on the Quality of Coach- Athlete Relationship in Adolescent Athletes of Individual Sports
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| The coach-athlete relationship as a multidimensional and situational construct contains three factors of closeness, commitment, and complementarity. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of coaches’ nonverbal behaviors on coach-athlete relationship. The research method was a descriptive survey. A sample of 293 adolescent athletes aged between 14 and 17 from various individual sports (wrestling, marshal arts and boxing) completed Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire and Coaches’ Nonverbal Behaviors Scale. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Model (SEM). Structural equation modeling revealed that coaches’ supportive- encouraging nonverbal behaviors positively and, in contrast, coaches’ threatening nonverbal behaviors negatively affected the construct dimensions of coach-athlete relationship (closeness, commitment, and complementarity). This study provided insights into communication factors that allow coaches to improve the quality of relationship with their athletes. |
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| Keywords: Nonverbal Behaviors, Coach-Athlete Relationship, Closeness, Commitment, Complementarity, Encourage, Threaten |
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