Liderança, coesão e satisfação em equipas desportivas: um estudo com atletas Portugueses de futebol e futsal

A. Rui Gomes,Ana Raquel Pinheiro,Ana Patricia Pereira

doi:10.1590/s0102-79722008000300017

Abstract

This work was done with 200 athletes from 2 types of sports (soccer and futsal) in several competitive levels and it analyzed coaches' leadership styles and athletes' cohesion and satisfaction levels. Evaluation instruments on leadership (Multidimensional Leadership Scale in Sports which assesses six different dimensions), cohesion (Group Environment Questionnaire which assesses four different dimensions) and satisfaction (Satisfaction Scale which assesses three different dimensions) were applied and received good validity and reliability levels. The results showed that men and women evaluated and preferred different coaches' behaviors, and female athletes assumed higher levels of social cohesion. Likewise, variations were found concerning athletes' age on the perceptions of coach leadership; the youngest group presented lower cohesion levels. Two main conclusions must be stated. On one hand, the significant impact of coaches' behaviors in athletes' sport experience and, on the other hand, the need of coaches' leadership adaptation concerning athletes' gender and age in order to enhance their efficacy while working with the teams.

Highlights

This work was done with 200 athletes from 2 types of sports in several competitive levels and it analyzed coaches’ leadership styles and athletes’ cohesion and satisfaction levels
O estudo da liderança exercida pelos treinadores em contextos desportivos representa um tema de bastante debate no domínio da Psicologia do Desporto, uma vez que os efeitos produzidos por estes profissionais podem ser observados não só na forma como os atletas encaram e respondem à actividade desportiva mas também ao nível do próprio rendimento desportivo
E assumindo um carácter mais evidente e esperado, é o facto de em todas as equipas deste estudo se observar uma maior vontade por parte dos atletas em verem os respectivos treinadores assumirem mais comportamentos de motivação/inspiração e democráticos

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Introduction

This work was done with 200 athletes from 2 types of sports (soccer and futsal) in several competitive levels and it analyzed coaches’ leadership styles and athletes’ cohesion and satisfaction levels. Apesar das atletas terem evidenciado maiores níveis de união nas quatro dimensões avaliadas pelo QCED do que os seus colegas homens, em termos de diferenças significativas há a registar os aspectos sociais, tanto ao nível da integração (U=166,5, p

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