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International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences Vol. 11(6), pp. 1266 - 1276
DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110610
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The Relationship between Perceived Coach's Competence Support, Task Orientation, Self-Efficacy and Engagement of Chinese High School Football Players
Chuantong Jiang 1,2, Norsilawati Abdul Razak 1,*, Nelfianty Mohd Rasyid 1
1 Faculty of Sports Science and Coaching, Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia
2 Faculty of Physical Education and Health, Zhaoqing University, China
ABSTRACT
This study aims to investigate the relationship between perceived coach's competence support, task orientation, self-efficacy and engagement of Chinese high school football players from a competency motivation perspective. A cross-sectional survey of 385 Chinese high school football players (228 boys; 157 girls; Mage = 16.07 years; SD = 1.15; range = 14 - 19 years) was conducted using proportional stratified random sampling. A multivariate mediation model was tested using structural equation modelling (SEM) to investigate the relationships of perceived coaching competency support on athlete engagement directly, or indirectly through task orientation and self-efficacy. Perceived coach's competence support positively predicted athlete engagement through task orientation and self-efficacy (尾 = .116, p < 0.01; 尾 = .112, p < 0.01), and perceived coach's competence support positively predicted self-efficacy through task orientation, and then positively predicted athlete engagement (尾 = .045, p < 0.01). Moreover, perceived coach's competency support also directly and positively predicted athlete engagement (尾 = .135, p < 0.01). The results showed that task orientation and self-efficacy played a partial mediating role between competence-supportive coaching behavior and athlete engagement (尾 = .272, p < 0.01). This study shows that perceived coach's competency support not only directly predicts athlete engagement, but also indirectly predicts athlete engagement through the multi-mediated chain of task orientation and self-efficacy. This speaks volumes about the need to develop competence-supportive techniques among high school football coaches in order to maximize athletes' motivation and engagement.
KEYWORDS
Competence Support, Coaching Behavior, Athlete Engagement, Task Orientation, Self-Efficacy
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Chuantong Jiang , Norsilawati Abdul Razak , Nelfianty Mohd Rasyid , "The Relationship between Perceived Coach's Competence Support, Task Orientation, Self-Efficacy and Engagement of Chinese High School Football Players," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 1266 - 1276, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110610.
(b). APA Format:
Chuantong Jiang , Norsilawati Abdul Razak , Nelfianty Mohd Rasyid (2023). The Relationship between Perceived Coach's Competence Support, Task Orientation, Self-Efficacy and Engagement of Chinese High School Football Players. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 11(6), 1266 - 1276. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110610.