Abstract
The current study aims to explore how coach–athlete attachment affects the subjective well-being (SWB) of athletes and is primarily focused on the confirmation of the mediating roles of athletes’ perceived coach support and self-esteem in the relationship between them. A total of 179 Chinese athletes participated in this study, in which they responded to questions comprising a coach–athlete attachment scale, a perceived coach support measurement, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and SWB measures. The results suggest that both attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance significantly predict SWB in athletes. The effects of attachment anxiety on SWB are partially mediated by perceived coach support and self-esteem, and the effects of attachment avoidance on SWB are completely mediated by perceived coach support and self-esteem. Moreover, a chain mediating effect was found: coach–athlete attachment → perceived coach support → self-esteem → SWB. These findings extend the conclusions of prior reports and shed light on how coach–athlete attachment influences the athlete’s well-being.
Highlights
Subjective well-being (SWB) is a subjective evaluation of happiness, and consists of life satisfaction, as well as positive and negative affect experiences [1,2]
The current study aims to explore the effects of coach–athlete attachment on the SWB of athletes, and focuses on the mediating roles of athletes’ perceived coach support and self-esteem
Attachment avoidance was found to be positively correlated with attachment anxiety (r = 0.42, p < 0.01) and negative affect (r = 0.20, p = 0.01), and to be negatively correlated with perceived coach support (r = −0.41, p < 0.01), self-esteem (r = −0.46, p < 0.01), life satisfaction (r = −0.33, p < 0.01), and positive affect (r = −0.24, p < 0.01)
Summary
Subjective well-being (SWB) is a subjective evaluation of happiness, and consists of life satisfaction, as well as positive and negative affect experiences [1,2]. Among the different influencing factors of SWB, attachment has been increasingly studied [4,5], and refers to emotional associations with intimate people [6,7]. Many studies have provided evidence that supports the relationship between attachment and SWB [8,9,10]. Overall, existing research suggests that available and supportive attachment is associated with positive affect and satisfaction with life. There has been little research that has explored the relationship between attachment and SWB for athletes
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