This study was based upon the Multidimensional Model
of Leadership (Chelladurai, 1978, 1990), and the administration
of the Leadership Scale for Sport (LSS) and the
Sport Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ) (Gill and Deeter,
1988). The purposes of the study were: 1) To determine
the competitive achievement orientations (competitiveness,
goal and win) and coaching behavior preferences (training
and instruction, democratic, autocratic, social support,
and positive feedback) among young male Thai athletes
(n=403); and 2) to examine the relationships between competitive
orientations and coaching behavior preferences
among athletes for two different levels of competition,
high and low; two different age groups, from ages 13-15 and
16-18; and two types of sports, team and individual.
A preliminary MANOVA and ANOVAs indicated that significant
age x type interactions contributed to the competitiveness achievement orientation and all coaching behavior
preferences. Thai athletes showed the highest score for
goal orientation, followed by competitiveness and win
orientations. They preferred training and instruction, and
social support coaching behaviors over democratic and
positive feedback coaching behaviors. Autocratic coaching
behavior was least preferred. Results of the ANOVAs indicated
significant group differences in competitiveness
orientation variables and all coaching behavior variables.
Multivariate multiple regression demonstrated significant
relationships between competitive achievement orientations
and coaching behavior preferences. Canonical correlation
analyses of the four age x type interaction groups were
utilized, indicating bidirectional relationships between
all of the competitive achievement orientations, and all of
the coaching behavior preferences for older athletes who
participated in either team sports or individual sports.
The younger individual sport athletes presented a relationship
between training and instruction, democratic and
social support coaching behavior preferences and all competitive
achievement orientations, whereas younger team
sport athletes showed no relationship. This finding indicated
a stronger influenced of coaching behavior preferences
on younger individual sport athletes' competitive
achievement orientations. / Graduation date: 1993
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/35948 |
| Date | 30 June 1992 |
| Creators | Boonveerabut, Suebsai |
| Contributors | Dickinson, Vern |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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