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Athletes’ perceptions of coaches’ behaviors toward
injured athletes. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Nov 2008, Pages: 60
A few research studies have suggested that
collegiate coaches may be important people in regard
to injured athletes’ ability to cope with the
emotional stress of injury and to successfully re-
enter the sport context. Given the lack of research
on coaches’ role in the athletic injury process,
this book was designed to: (a) identify and describe
the attitudes and behaviors that coaches exhibit
towards injured athletes and to (b) determine if
particular types of coaching leadership styles are
related to their attitudes and behaviors towards
injured athletes. Self-report questionnaires were
administered to a large sample of injured and non-
injured collegiate athletes to measure their
perceptions of the motivational climate their
coaches create and their perceptions as to how their
coaches behave towards injured athletes on their
team. Univariate and multivariate statistical
analyses revealed a strong link between the team’s
motivational climate and athletes’ perceptions of
their coaches’ behavior towards injured athletes.
This is useful for collegiate coaches and athletic
trainers seeking to improve athletes’ recovery from
injury.
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