Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: It is beneficial to have a comfortable coach-athlete connection if the coach is able to embrace the leadership style that is preferred by athletes.Aims: Developing the ideal coach-athlete relationship requires incorporating emotional intelligence (EQ), individual focus, and coach dedication in order to improve interpersonal connections, the functioning of the team, and performance outcomes.Methods: The study soughed 144 young studentathletes' preferred leadership style by multifactor Leadership Questionnaire Form 6s (MLQ-F6) and used a 41-item of modified Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence test (SSEIT) to examine the individual Emotional Intelligence.Results: A result showed the overall mean for the level of EQ among young student-athletes is only 3.27, which can be interpreted as an average state.The findings also indicated a positive association was found that the participants with moderate EI tended to prefer transformational leadership styles.Conclusion: This research has influenced the direction of leadership in sports and revealed a realistic recommendation for the ideal transformational leadership style for coaching behavior and suggestions of optimal coaching behaviors for sports leadership, especially for young athletes.
Authors: Atiqah Fakhira Shaiful Azli, Borhannudin Abdullah, Shamsulariffin Samsudin, Mohamad Amirul Zaini, Noor Hamzani Farizan
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415505108
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