A Study on the Influence of Coaches' Leadership Behaviors on Athletes' Self-Management in Chinese

This study aimed to investigate the influence of coaches' leadership behaviors on the self-management of Wushu Sanda athletes at a martial arts academy. The study's participants were 1,101 athletes from the academy Self-management, which underpins the persistence and adaptation in training, has become an increasingly important area of research. Both coaches' leadership behaviors and the coach-athlete relationship are considered critical variables affecting athletes' self-management. Based on the Multidimensional Leadership Behavior Theory and the Coach-Athlete Relationship Model (3+1Cs), this study empirically examined the effect of leadership behaviors on athletes' self-management and explored the mediating role of the coach-athlete relationship. A path model and the Bootstrap method were used for the analysis, controlling for demographic variables such as gender, grade, athletic level, and training experience. The results showed that coaches' leadership behaviors significantly predicted athletes' self-management. The coach-athlete relationship was also found to have a positive impact on self-management. Furthermore, the coach-athlete relationship was identified as a partial mediator between leadership behaviors and self-management.