The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among
preferred and perceived leadership, their congruence and satisfaction with
leadership. The second purpose was to investigate the differences among the
offensive, the defensive and the mid-field players of soccer teams in preferred
leadership, perceived leadership and satisfaction with leadership. The five leader
behaviors which were measured were: training and instruction, social support,
positive feedback, democratic behavior, and autocratic behavior. The four aspects
of leadership satisfaction, which were measured, were: individual performance
satisfaction, team performance satisfaction, training and instruction satisfaction, and
personal treatment satisfaction.
The subjects of the study were 138 male university soccer players 7 of 9
universities in Ankara Region of Turkey. The athletes consisted of 38 offensive
players, 49 defensive players, and 51 mid-field players. Data was collected through
Leadership Scale for Sport (LSS) preference version and perception version, and
Athlete Satisfaction Questionnaire (ASQ).
The study employed hierarchical regression procedures to test the congruence
hypothesis derived from the multidimensional model of leadership. Results
indicated athlete satisfaction was not dependent on the congruence between
preferred and perceived leadership behavior. Additionally, results showed that there
were no differences among the offensive, defensive, and mid-field players in
preferred leadership, perceived leadership, and satisfaction with leadership.
Further research is needed with the multidimensional theory of leadership in
varying sport groups and with greater number of participants to identify other
situational and behavioral factors associated with athletic performance.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1067388/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2003 |
| Creators | Cakioslu, Asli |
| Contributors | Kocak, Settar M. |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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