Exploring leadership behaviors as a deterrent or promotional means of perceived team cohesion among fastpitch softball players.

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorPowers, Melissa
dc.contributor.authorLake, Teri Eleanor
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCowan, Jerel
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTraywick, Debra
dc.contributor.committeeMemberYoull, Lorry
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-26T20:33:41Z
dc.date.available2020-05-26T20:33:41Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractResearch suggests that a leader's effectiveness in sport is contingent upon varying characteristics of athletes and the present situation. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between leadership behaviors and team cohesion, through qualitative and quantitative research methods, among collegiate fastpitch softball teams. Participants (n = 13) completed the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ); the Perception and Preferred Versions of the Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS); while coaches only completed the Perception Version of the LSS. Further data collection consisted of interviewing randomly selected team members to examine the congruency between qualitative and quantitative responses. Pearson's product moment correlations coefficients revealed a non-significant relationship ( p > .05) between perceived autocratic behavior (AB) and task cohesion. The relationship between preferred AB and task cohesion was significant. Both associations support previous findings (r = .467, p = .11; r = .529, p = .04, respectively). This information may foster team unity upon educating players and coaches about the importance of establishing coach-athlete dyads prior to coach-team relationships. Similar research designs should be employed to study gender differences between coaches, with a larger sample size in the sport of softball.
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)ocn644228078
dc.identifier.other(AlmaMMSId)9974330985202196
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/324603
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author, who has granted UCO Chambers Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its online repositories. Contact UCO Chambers Library's Digital Initiatives Working Group at diwg@uco.edu for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material.
dc.subject.lcshSoftball teams
dc.subject.lcshWomen softball players
dc.subject.lcshLeadership
dc.subject.lcshTeamwork (Sports)
dc.thesis.degreeM.S., Wellness Management
dc.titleExploring leadership behaviors as a deterrent or promotional means of perceived team cohesion among fastpitch softball players.
dc.typeAcademic theses
thesis.degree.grantorJackson College of Graduate Studies

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
LakeTE2010.pdf
Size:
4.22 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

UCO - Graduate Theses