Structural equation modelling analysis of the relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches, sport commitment, and athletes' satisfiction among Iranian high school footbal players

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership style of Iranian high schools‘ coaches and sport commitment and athletes‘ satisfaction of Iranian high schools‘ football players as well as the mediating role of athletes‘ satisfaction, and propose a co...

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Main Author:	Saybani, Hamidreza
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Leadership Satisfaction Athletes
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48742/1/FPP%202013%2057R.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.487422016-10-18T04:26:17Z Structural equation modelling analysis of the relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches, sport commitment, and athletes' satisfiction among Iranian high school footbal players 2013-04 Saybani, Hamidreza The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership style of Iranian high schools‘ coaches and sport commitment and athletes‘ satisfaction of Iranian high schools‘ football players as well as the mediating role of athletes‘ satisfaction, and propose a coaching model. Descriptive statistics and correlations as well as inferential statistics were applied in this study. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data, and to develop the model. This study was conducted in the Alborz province of Iran. The population of this study consists of 558 football players (15-20 years old). A total of 280 high schools‘ football players were selected from 31 high schools football teams using the simple random sampling procedure. Instruments used in this study were Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) (Avolio & Bass, 1995), Sport Commitment Model Scale (SCMS) (Scanlan et al.,1993), and Athlete Satisfaction Questionnaire (ASQ) (Riemer & Chelladurai, 1998). The results of the study indicated that there isa positive and significant relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches and sport commitment and athletic satisfaction of football players. The study showed that athlete satisfaction mediates the relationship between transformational leadership style and sport commitment. Mediation model illustrated that transformational leadership style would explain variance of sport commitment better than direct model. Therefore, it can be concluded that the transformational leadership style of coaches can increase sport commitment of football players through increasing athletes‘ satisfaction. In addition, the researcher found that there was no significant difference between age,football playing experience, and sport commitment of football players. Even though the results showed that a significant difference in athlete satisfaction between football players of different ages, the findings revealed that there was no significant difference in terms of athlete satisfaction between of football players of different football playing experience. Based on the results, it was concluded that the transformational leadership model is suitable for Iranian high schools‘ football coaches and it can improve the sport commitment of the football players by increasing their athletic satisfaction. Leadership Satisfaction Athletes 2013-04 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48742/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48742/1/FPP%202013%2057R.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Putra Malaysia Leadership Satisfaction Athletes
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spellingShingle	Leadership Satisfaction Athletes Saybani, Hamidreza Structural equation modelling analysis of the relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches, sport commitment, and athletes' satisfiction among Iranian high school footbal players
description	The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership style of Iranian high schools‘ coaches and sport commitment and athletes‘ satisfaction of Iranian high schools‘ football players as well as the mediating role of athletes‘ satisfaction, and propose a coaching model. Descriptive statistics and correlations as well as inferential statistics were applied in this study. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data, and to develop the model. This study was conducted in the Alborz province of Iran. The population of this study consists of 558 football players (15-20 years old). A total of 280 high schools‘ football players were selected from 31 high schools football teams using the simple random sampling procedure. Instruments used in this study were Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) (Avolio & Bass, 1995), Sport Commitment Model Scale (SCMS) (Scanlan et al.,1993), and Athlete Satisfaction Questionnaire (ASQ) (Riemer & Chelladurai, 1998). The results of the study indicated that there isa positive and significant relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches and sport commitment and athletic satisfaction of football players. The study showed that athlete satisfaction mediates the relationship between transformational leadership style and sport commitment. Mediation model illustrated that transformational leadership style would explain variance of sport commitment better than direct model. Therefore, it can be concluded that the transformational leadership style of coaches can increase sport commitment of football players through increasing athletes‘ satisfaction. In addition, the researcher found that there was no significant difference between age,football playing experience, and sport commitment of football players. Even though the results showed that a significant difference in athlete satisfaction between football players of different ages, the findings revealed that there was no significant difference in terms of athlete satisfaction between of football players of different football playing experience. Based on the results, it was concluded that the transformational leadership model is suitable for Iranian high schools‘ football coaches and it can improve the sport commitment of the football players by increasing their athletic satisfaction.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Saybani, Hamidreza
author_facet	Saybani, Hamidreza
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title	Structural equation modelling analysis of the relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches, sport commitment, and athletes' satisfiction among Iranian high school footbal players
title_short	Structural equation modelling analysis of the relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches, sport commitment, and athletes' satisfiction among Iranian high school footbal players
title_full	Structural equation modelling analysis of the relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches, sport commitment, and athletes' satisfiction among Iranian high school footbal players
title_fullStr	Structural equation modelling analysis of the relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches, sport commitment, and athletes' satisfiction among Iranian high school footbal players
title_full_unstemmed	Structural equation modelling analysis of the relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches, sport commitment, and athletes' satisfiction among Iranian high school footbal players
title_sort	structural equation modelling analysis of the relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches, sport commitment, and athletes' satisfiction among iranian high school footbal players
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2013
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48742/1/FPP%202013%2057R.pdf
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Structural equation modelling analysis of the relationship between transformational leadership style of coaches, sport commitment, and athletes' satisfiction among Iranian high school footbal players

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