The role of coach-athlete relationship quality in team sport athletes’ psychophysiological exhaustion: implications for physical and cognitive performance

Davis, Louise, Appleby, Ralph, Davis, Paul, Wetherell, Mark and Gustafsson, Henrik (2018) The role of coach-athlete relationship quality in team sport athletes’ psychophysiological exhaustion: implications for physical and cognitive performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 36 (17). pp. 1985-1992. ISSN 0264-0414

[img]
Preview
Text
The role of coach athlete relationship quality in team sport athletes psychophysiological exhaustion implications for physical and cognitive.pdf - Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 4.0.

Download (1MB) | Preview
[img]
Preview
Text
Coach-athlete paper Revisions Jan2018 (002).pdf - Accepted Version

Download (791kB) | Preview
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2018.1429176

Abstract

The present study aimed to examine associations between the quality of the coach-athlete relationship and athlete exhaustion by assessing physiological and cognitive consequences. Male and female athletes (N = 82) representing seven teams across four different sports, participated in a quasi-experimental study measuring physical performance on a 5-meter multiple shuttle test, followed by a Stroop test to assess cognitive performance. Participants provided saliva samples measuring cortisol as a biomarker of acute stress response and completed questionnaires measuring exhaustion, and coach-athlete relationship quality. Structural equation modelling revealed a positive relationship between the quality of the coach-athlete relationship and Stroop performance, and negative relationships between the quality of the coach-athlete relationship and cortisol responses to high-intensity exercise, cognitive testing, and exhaustion. The study supports previous research on socio-cognitive correlates of athlete exhaustion by highlighting associations with the quality of the coach-athlete relationship.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Coach-athlete relationship, exhaustion, team sports, teammate, performance
Subjects: C600 Sports Science
C800 Psychology
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Psychology
Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation
Depositing User: Paul Burns
Date Deposited: 24 Jan 2018 10:35
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2021 19:31
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/33169

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics